Window grouping on the taskbar is a relatively new feature, for example, and you could disable it entirely in older versions. But can you do that in Windows 11? Here’s how to ungroup icons on ...

Windows makes it easy (although not obvious) to customize the Taskbar with custom icons. You don’t need a third-party app, just the icon files to replace the defaults. If you’re theming your ...

In the move to Windows 11, there are several notable taskbar changes. Your app icons are centered by default, icons are smaller, and a Quick Settings panel has been added. Meanwhile, some of your ...

Any option other than “Show icon and notifications” will give you a bit more room. Windows 10’s Search field takes up a lot of space on the taskbar…unless you hide it. Right-click the ...

Microsoft is testing out resizable taskbar icons in Windows 11 that can shrink as you open more apps or stay at a smaller size for good. The new options are included in the latest Insider Preview ...

Microsoft is finally adding never combine app icons and labels to the Windows 11 taskbar. These highly requested features have been absent from Windows 11 after Microsoft overhauled and rebuilt ...

We appear to be entering a period of Windows' development where ... a modified version of the taskbar with much-improved handling of app icon overflow when users have too many apps open at once.

Microsoft is testing a new taskbar icon scaling feature that automatically scales down Windows taskbar icons to show more apps when it gets too overcrowded. The feature is gradually rolling out ...

One of the first things you'll notice about Windows 11 is that its taskbar centers its icons (including the Start menu) in the middle of itself. Longtime Windows users might not like this "macOS ...

That goes for ungrouping icons in your taskbar too. If you want to be able to see what all your browser Windows are doing, and split out multiple instances of the same apps, here's how to ungroup ...

He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Microsoft is testing out resizable taskbar icons in Windows 11 that can shrink as you open more apps or stay at a smaller size for good.