About this tag
The Windows personalization tag covers discussions about customizing the look and behavior of Windows, including taskbar size, AI personas, and other user interface options. Recent threads explore Microsoft's testing of a smaller taskbar in Windows 11 build 26300, which echoes the Windows 10 style and represents a shift in design philosophy. Another topic suggests bringing Cortana back as an optional AI persona on Copilot to add personality and customization to Windows 11. These conversations reflect ongoing user interest in personalization features that balance functionality, aesthetics, and user choice within the Windows ecosystem.
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    Windows 11 Touch Keyboard: Change Themes, Size and Layout

    Microsoft is reminding Windows 11 users that one of the operating system’s most overlooked interfaces—the touch keyboard—does not have to remain a plain gray slab at the bottom of the screen. The built-in keyboard can be changed with colorful themes, custom colors, resized keys, and personal...
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    Windows 11 Build 26300 Tests Smaller Taskbar Like Windows 10 Again

    Microsoft is testing early code for a Windows 10-style smaller Windows 11 taskbar in preview build 26300.8346, restoring a customization path it removed when Windows 11 launched in 2021. The feature is unfinished and hidden, but its appearance matters because the taskbar has become the symbol of...
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    • desktop ui insider builds insider preview personalization settings preview build productivity shell reliability start menu start menu controls taskbar customization ui customization ui personalization windows 11 windows 11 taskbar windows insider windows personalization windows preview builds
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Bring Cortana Back as an Optional AI Persona on Copilot

    Microsoft should give users the choice to bring Cortana back — not as a corporate rebrand or a half‑baked nostalgia stunt, but as an optional AI persona layered on top of Copilot that restores personality, respect for history, and a safer path to playful customization in Windows 11. Background...
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    • copilot persona cortana comeback enterprise controls windows personalization
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    • Forum: Windows News