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  1. Windows 11 Build 26300.8493 Brings Back Movable Taskbar and Smaller Buttons

    Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 26300.8493 to the Experimental channel on May 15, 2026, restoring official taskbar placement options, adding a smaller taskbar mode, expanding Fluid Dictation to Spanish and French, and polishing several Windows shell behaviors. The build is not a...
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  2. Windows 11 Widgets Get Quieter: Hover Off, Badges Off, Feed De-Prioritized

    Microsoft is testing a quieter Windows 11 Widgets board in Insider Preview Build 26300.8346, released May 1, 2026, with hover-launch disabled, taskbar badges off, fewer alerts, and a default view that emphasizes widgets rather than the MSN-powered news feed. That is the factual change; the more...
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  3. Windows 11 Quietly Removes Copilot Buttons in Notepad and Snipping Tool

    Microsoft is quietly changing course on one of Windows 11’s most visible—and most irritating—recent habits: putting Copilot in places where users simply wanted to get something done. In Windows Insider builds, Notepad has swapped the colorful Copilot badge for a more restrained “Writing tools”...
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