user interface

  1. The people behind Windows 11: Using psychology, familiarity and inspiration to create widgets

    Before moving to Seattle with her husband seven years ago, Priya Chauhan had never worked in digital design. She came from the print publishing world, where she worked on children's books, coffee table books, travel guides, catalogs, window display posters, chocolate and biscuit tins and all...
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    Windows 10 update win20H2

    I have just updated and find no labels on items such as Control Panel amongst other things - should I revert to previous version?
  3. Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.120

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.120 to everyone in the Dev and Beta Channels! Changes and Improvements We are introducing a new Family widget for MSA accounts! It is available in all Windows languages and regions. It allows you to see recent...
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    Windows 11 Text in light mode issues

    Hi All, I have the latest build in W11 fully up to date. However when I change the windows theme to 'light' the date/time and sound/network in the task bar when I hover over just turns to white boxes and when I search for something windows + S I can't see the text I am typing and lastly not all...
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    GoogleDriveBackUpSync=>Make Status Window and Status Bar floating around on the Desktop all time freely. Any Way to export the rea-time sync sta

    How to make GoogleDriveBackUpSync Status Window and Status Bar floating around on the Desktop all time freely. Any Way to export the rea-time sync status to an external display windows, s o as to monitor Sync Progress all time?!? 1* GoogleDriveBackUpSync Status Window and Status Bar should be...
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    Windows 10 Custom font size doesn't stick?

    Does anyone know why my Ease of Access "Make text bigger" font size selection doesn't stick on my laptop? Whenever I have my USBC hub plugged in with the external HDMI monitor the machine always starts up with a small font even know I already and previously selected 133% font size. It even...
  7. Extending the Context Menu and Share Dialog in Windows 11

    Windows 11 brings refinement to contextual file operations in the right-click context menu and share dialog. These are extensible by apps, including unpackaged Win32 apps. The context menu is one of the most popular and useful shell extensions. If you are already in File Explorer or on the...
  8. Extending the Context Menu and Share Dialog in Windows 11

    Windows 11 brings refinement to contextual file operations in the right-click context menu and share dialog. These are extensible by apps, including unpackaged Win32 apps. The context menu is one of the most popular and useful shell extensions. If you are already in File Explorer or on the...
  9. Windows 10 Is there any way to run command line tools at startup , while hidden?

    Is there any way to run command line tools at start up while keeping them hidden? I am working on a PHP script that will share a Windows scanner with MacOS, Linux and Android over the eSCL/Airscan protocol. There is at least one tool "dns-sd" (Apple Bonjour) that I need to launch as a command...
  10. VIDEO Announcing the first Insider Preview for Windows 11

    Hello Windows Insiders, we are excited to release the first Windows 11 Insider Preview build to the Dev Channel, Build 22000.51! As we finalize the product over the coming months, we will work with you to validate the experience. You will get to try many, but not all, of the new features we...
  11. Releasing Windows 10 Build 19043.1081 (21H1) to Beta & Release Preview Channels

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 21H1 Build 19043.1081 (KB5003690) to the Beta Channel & Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on 21H1. See our blog post here on preparing the Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) for release. This update includes the following...
  12. Improving contrast in Microsoft Edge DevTools: A bugfix case study

    Creating accessible products means most of all being aware of the usability issues your designs and code can cause. When creating new products, Microsoft follows a strict workflow of accessibility reviews of designs, code reviews and mandatory audits before a new feature can leave experimental...
  13. VIDEO Windows 11 Hands On: New Animations, Start Menu and More

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    Windows 10 How to: reorder & rename sub-windows of a program?!

    Lets say I have Firefox on the task bar, which has many sub-windows. How do I reorder and rename them? I tried: - stardock groupy: doesn't work and is incredibly bugged - 7+ taskbar tweaker (set to launch at bootup, firefox doesn't run at background): same doesn't work! Found nothing else to...
  15. Windows 10 Themes and Icons!

    Howdy! Is there a software GUI that can help you install on Windows 10 Themes and Icons? Other than those stuff from Devianart that most of the time mess your Windows 10
  16. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. What’s new in Build 21376 Updated Segoe UI font We are introducing Segoe UI Variable which includes an optical axis so that font outlines can scale seamlessly from small...
  17. VIDEO Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. What’s new in Build 21364 Run Linux GUI applications directly on Windows using the first preview of GUI app support on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) The Windows...
  18. Introducing Microsoft Edge Kids Mode, a safer space for your child to discover the web

    There’s so much to be grateful for about the internet – immediate access to the world’s information at your fingertips, discovering inspiring content like DIY videos, and staying connected with family and friends through social media (I love a good cat meme 😊). But with all the greatness the web...
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    Windows 7 right click paste

    Hello, We have right-click paste in windows 7 and this option appears wherever pasting is possible. But after pasting the clipboard contents remain in memory. It would be nice if we have another paste-wipe option wherein after pasting the clipboard content is wiped. How can we make it possible ...