Ever noticed an unfamiliar icon on the taskbar—or a familiar one that suddenly looks different? Each icon—and its variation—has a specific meaning, and knowing them helps you quickly spot issues. Here ...

On Windows 11, you can now switch to smaller Taskbar icons, and in this guide, I'll explain how the feature works and how to enable it. Earlier versions of the operating system offered a "Use small ...

Windows has changed a lot over the years and lost some old-school features along the way. Window grouping on the taskbar is a relatively new feature, for example, and you could disable it entirely in ...

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Got too many icons cluttering your Windows 7 taskbar? That’s definitely a possibility these days, especially now that Internet Explorer 9 lets you pin your favorite sites there. If only you could ...

In Windows 10, you can reserve one entire row at the top for the Quick Launch Icons and the bottom row for the Taskbar Buttons and App icons. This post will show you how to do that. The Taskbar was ...