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Please verify your email address. Some may find Windows 11's taskbar less useful and similar to macOS'. Open-source developers have created apps to customize the taskbar, including ExplorerPatcher.

Microsoft has done a fair amount of reorganization and fine tuning on Vista's Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box. Of course, it makes sense that being a new operating system, Windows Vista's ...

Windows 11 comes with different attractive themes. You can apply your favorite theme via the Settings app. When you apply a theme, Windows automatically applies color to the Taskbar and the Start menu ...

The Windows 11 Start menu is often criticized for how rigid and unhelpful it can be, and because of that, a number of alternatives have arisen to make up for those shortcomings. One of my personal ...

This guide covers four top Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps: Start11, StartAllBack, Open Shell Menu, and Flow Launcher. These apps offer a range of customization options, from classic layouts to ...

The Windows Start Menu has been our go-to point for accessing most of our computer applications. Over the years, with different versions of the Windows operating system, Microsoft has been refreshing ...

If Windows 10 has been your favorite version so far, but you had to move to Windows 11, you're not alone, and you should know that many users share that feeling. Although Windows 11 builds on the ...

The Start Menu and Taskbar are probably two of the most recognizable features of Windows. But with the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft has given major overhauls to each. Prefer the way they used to ...

This post will show you how to change the taskbar icons size in Windows 11. Read on to learn how to customize your Windows 11 taskbar by changing the default icon sizes according to your preferences.

Something to look forward to: Many long-time Windows 10 users did not receive the Start menu overhaul in Windows 11 too well, in part because it lost many of its staple functions, including taskbar ...

The Windows taskbar is one of the most important parts of the Windows 7 and Windows 8 user experience and customizing it to your specific needs will go a long way in making Windows easier to use.