With Windows 11, Microsoft introduced a revamped taskbar and Start menu. Windows 11 displays program icons, including the Start button, at the center on the taskbar instead of the left. In addition, search, Widgets, task view, and Chat icons appear by default on the taskbar, but they can be turned off. Windows 11 does not […]

Windows 11 utilizes a light-colored theme for the taskbar, Settings, Start menu, File Explorer, menus, Action Center, and other areas of the operating system with default settings. The light-colored theme coupled with transparency certainly looks fresh. Most PC users might like the white taskbar as the black taskbar can help you focus better on your […]

People who have been using computers for a long time can easily recognize programs by looking at program icons. However, users who started using computers in the recent past might find it hard to recognize programs on the Windows 10 taskbar by looking at their icons. With default settings, Windows 10 does not display program […]

The Windows 10 taskbar does multiple jobs. It provides quick access to running programs, displays date and clock, is the house for Start and Cortana, and shows the status of volume, network, and battery with the help of respective icons. Most users prefer seeing the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. We are so […]

Very recently, while using a Mac, I noticed that macOS (Catalina) displays day of the week on the menu bar in addition to the clock. Windows 10, on the other hand, displays date and time on the taskbar. With default settings, Windows 10 does not display day of the week on the taskbar. If you […]

The taskbar in Windows operating system is customizable in many ways. You can pin websites, programs and folders, move the taskbar to any left, right, top or bottom (default location) of the screen, change the taskbar color, make the taskbar transparent, and more. If you like to pin tens of programs to the taskbar, you […]

In Windows 10 and earlier versions, the taskbar is visible by default and takes about 5% of the screen. If you are on a laptop or small screen PC, you might want to hide the taskbar when a window is maximized to get more screen real estate. For instance, you might want to automatically hide […]

In Windows 10, by default, taskbar icons are aligned to the left. That means, when you launch programs or apps, icons are organized on the taskbar from left to the right. There are users who prefer to align icons to the center of the taskbar instead of the default aligned to the left. As you […]

Most PC users prefer pinning their favorite programs to the taskbar for quick and easy access. In addition to mouse, programs pinned to the taskbar can also be launched using keyboard shortcuts. Icons for some of the programs out there are outdated and they don’t look nice on a modern operating system like Windows 10. […]