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...
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.
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