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In a bold move blending design finesse and regulatory compliance, Microsoft is tweaking Windows 11’s Start menu search for European Economic Area (EEA) users. The update, intended to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), aims to offer a cleaner, more intuitive search experience that...

Microsoft has unveiled the latest iteration of the Windows 11 Insider Preview, Build 27764, available now in the Canary Channel. This release doesn't just make some tweaks here and there; it introduces a game-changing feature: Jump Lists, enhancing the way users navigate their operating system...

As we near the end of the year, Windows 11 users can look forward to the last major Patch Tuesday update of 2024, scheduled for December 10. This significant update promises to bring a host of quality-of-life improvements and new features designed to enhance user experience. Let's dive into what...

Are you ready for another round of tidying up in your Windows 11 experience? Microsoft's latest preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2 has arrived, and it’s not all glitter and bells—literally, the notification bell icon gets a rest! This optional update, KB5046740, offers a mix of...

Windows 11 enthusiasts, take note—Microsoft has delivered a new optional update for Windows 11 24H2, officially labeled as patch KB5046740. While this update remains in the "preview" phase, it offers some intriguing enhancements to the user interface, promising to refine the experience on your...

Microsoft has been cranking out updates to enhance, iterate, or sometimes bloat its beloved (and occasionally pesky) Windows operating system. On November 22, 2024, the latest non-security patch for Windows 11 24H2—titled KB5046740—was unleashed. And let's just say, it brings gifts in the form...

The ever-evolving world of Windows 11 continues to dazzle and surprise as Microsoft rolls out a new development build for its eager Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest offering, build 26120.2222 (KB5046746), brings a medley of enhancements, primarily focusing on jump lists, File Explorer...

Hi everyone, We have a new build for PCs releasing today to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring – Build 10130. As I mentioned with the last build, from here onward you are going to see a lot of tuning, tweaking, stabilizing, and polishing which means fewer big feature changes from build to build...

The new Windows 7 taskbar provides capabilities that you can (and should) take advantage of in your applications. These capabilities include Jump Lists, pinning, live taskbar previews and more. In this screencast, Kate Gregory (Link Removed) provides an overview of these capabilities and...

# videodemonstration It's pretty easy to simply drag a file into Gmail to attach it . If you're attaching a few files regularly, it's even easier to load them into one of Windows 7's very handy jump lists and drag them over in two clicks. More » More...

We invited the Internet Explorer team to walk us through some of the new features and highlights of the Internet Explorer 9 Beta. You can find more preview videos here. Jane Kim, Senior Program Manager for Internet Explorer, shows how people can pin sites they use often on their taskbar and...

Link RemovedWe invited the Internet Explorer team to walk us through some of the new features and highlights of the Internet Explorer 9 Beta. You can find more preview videos here. Jane Kim, Senior Program Manager for Internet Explorer, shows how people can pin sites they use often on their...

Hello All, I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem. My IE jump list refuses to show the history section. It worked fine until about a month ago. I've tried all the usual fixes that I'm finding on the web including: uncheck/recheck "store and display recently..." checkboxes in...

The Power User's Guide to the Windows 7 Taskbar Link Removed It seems like every week we learn about a new tip to enhance the Windows 7 taskbar, and it's hard to keep them all straight. Here's the complete power user's guide to tweaking and using your...

Does anyone know of a way to tweak jump lists, so that instead of disabling them system wide, you can just disable them for specific programs? For example, I would like to turn off jump lists for IE and Notepad, but leave the jump lists for RDC and VPC enabled. Is there a way to do this...

A new version of OpenOffice is out promising people who download it faster launch speeds and better support for Microsoft Office 2007 files. Naturally, the suite is as its name suggests, completely free. OpenOffice 3.2 for Windows, Mac, and Linux also sees the debut of comments in Impress...

lately i've observed that my laptop computer, running windows 7 Professional, takes a longer time than usual in shutting down. i timed it and it now shuts down for 2 to 3 mins.. later, i found also that after shutting down, then turning on, all my jump lists are cleared, including the recent...

Dear All, I bought a copy of Windows 7 on a UK student deal, paid, got the link and order confirmation, carried out a clean installation with no problems. The problems came after. I would be very grateful if you guys could offer some advice on any of the following issues: 1) I have heard a lot...

I recently performed an in place upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Win7 and am bitterly disappointed to find that the Jump Lists aren't functioning correctly. Certain features such as closing all an applications windows work but no applications Tasks work when clicked. For example iTunes won't...

Taskbar Shortcuts Scroll through taskbar icons. Want to cycle through all the programs you have open without calling up Flip3D (with Windows key+Tab, in case you'd forgotten)? Windows key+T will guide you through all of your open programs and let you see their window thumbnails, but won't change...