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Microsoft appears to be quietly reversing one of the most controversial user‑facing choices of the Windows 11 era: insiders and multiple Windows‑focused outlets report that the company is prototyping the ability to move and resize the taskbar — including restoring left/right (vertical)...

Less than an hour into his one‑week experiment, Jack Wallen—an experienced Linux user—wrote that Windows 11 had already managed to move him “out of the driver's seat” and into a frustrating, intrusive, resource‑hungry environment; over seven days he cataloged nine concrete problems that made him...

Hi everyone, I wanted to share a simple but powerful workaround I discovered for a frustrating issue in Windows 11. 🔧 The Problem: When using multiple monitors, pasting a file to the desktop always places it on the primary monitor, regardless of which screen you're working on. This behavior...

Microsoft’s recent nudge to users — asking “what do you miss most in Windows?” — is more than a PR moment; it’s a revealing sign that the company is wrestling with conflicting priorities for Windows 11: glossy AI capabilities and the long list of everyday quality‑of‑life features that power...

Microsoft’s decision to restore a simple, long-requested Windows 10 convenience—the ability to flip the mouse wheel scrolling direction from the modern Settings app—feels small, but it’s one of those pragmatic changes that quietly improves everyday usability for millions of people. Background...

Windows 11 has introduced a significant enhancement for multi-monitor setups, addressing a longstanding limitation that users have faced. This update brings the ability to display the taskbar across multiple monitors, a feature that has been notably absent in previous versions. In earlier...

Modern laptops have reached a stage where raw performance and sleek aesthetics often dominate the marketing narrative, but there’s a curious omission at the heart of the user experience: powering the device down completely. Anyone who’s spent time with a review unit or simply tried to perform a...

The Windows 11 Widgets Board has been an area of curiosity and, at times, frustration for power users and casual newcomers alike. For months, it has languished in a halfway state: more than a glanceable news scroll, less than a true dashboard of productivity, often ignored even by third-party...

The rollout of the July 2025 Patch Tuesday security update for Windows 11 marks a pivotal moment for Microsoft’s flagship operating system, introducing not only a suite of critical security enhancements but also delivering long-requested usability features and performance fixes that signal a...

Microsoft’s ongoing evolution of OneNote is reaching another inflection point, marrying advanced AI capabilities with real-world usability upgrades in its latest wave of updates. While Copilot Notebooks – a new suite of AI-powered features – is capturing headlines, it’s the arrival of Dynamic...

Windows 11, despite being positioned as Microsoft's vision for the future of personal computing, has been met with both praise and frustration from its millions of daily users. For those who spend their working lives toggling between Windows and macOS—or who simply have decades of muscle memory...

The evolution of the Start menu in Windows has always been a focal point for both casual users and power users alike, serving as the main gateway to system functions, pinned apps, and personalized recommendations. With Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft is once again reinventing the way people interact...

Windows users across the European Economic Area are on the brink of experiencing one of the most significant quality-of-life improvements to Microsoft’s operating system in recent memory. With the latest updates rolling out for Windows 10 and Windows 11, Microsoft is not only responding to...

A fresh wave of updates is rolling out to Windows 11, further refining Microsoft’s vision for a modern, intuitive desktop experience. Among the small yet impactful enhancements is a new addition to the familiar taskbar—the introduction of a quick-access emoji button. For a global audience hooked...

Windows 11, in its continuous evolution, has often tread the delicate line between serving mainstream users while empowering power users, developers, and tinkerers. In a subtle yet significant twist, Microsoft is now rolling out a new "Advanced Settings" feature, poised to bring a substantial...

For more than three decades, the Start Menu has anchored the Windows desktop, offering users a familiar gateway to apps, files, and essential controls. Yet, Microsoft’s cyclical compulsion to reinvent this iconic feature has become a running joke—and a recurring pain point—in the Windows...

With the digital landscape in a perpetual state of evolution, Microsoft’s continual refinement of Windows is a relentless effort to anticipate the needs and expectations of its vast user base. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the unveiling of the redesigned Start menu for Windows 11—a...

For many Windows users, the Start menu has always been more than just an application launcher—it’s a central hub embodying years of muscle memory and deeply personal workflows. Whenever Microsoft tinkers with this iconic feature, reactions run the gamut from cautious curiosity to impassioned...

With Microsoft’s relentless pursuit of a more unified and seamless Windows experience, the long-standing boundaries between search and app discovery on Windows 11 may soon become a thing of the past. Microsoft’s decision to test direct Microsoft Store integration within the Windows Search...

For millions of Windows users and IT professionals, the Start menu is more than just a launcher—it’s an organizing principle, a comfort zone, and, at times, a battleground of new ideas. Microsoft’s latest announcement regarding significant updates to the Windows 11 Start menu and a suite of...