Windows 11 preview builds add Taskbar positioning, quieter Widgets, smarter Search, and major update improvements for 2026.

Microsoft is also testing a smaller taskbar and more customizable Start menu.

Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the Windows taskbar. Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the ...

Microsoft is bringing Copilot to the Windows 11 taskbar and File Explorer. The update turns the plain old search box into something that actually understands how you ask questions. Type “When is my ...

Microsoft is working on new Microsoft 365 Companion apps for Windows 11, and one of them is a so-called File Search Companion app that promises to "bring files right to your taskbar." At the beginning ...

Have you ever felt like your computer’s interface just doesn’t quite fit your workflow? The Windows 11 taskbar, often overlooked as a static feature, is actually a powerful tool waiting to be tailored ...

It’s a force quit option that works just like it does in macOS. It’s a force quit option that works just like it does in macOS. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering ...