Ben Smith is a writer based in Los Angeles, California who has been covering consumer tech for at least five years. He's written thousands of articles for various sites about laptops, tablets, and ...

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Your computer's wallpaper is beautiful, obviously, but there's one problem: the ugly white taskbar is covering part of it up, or worse, clashing with it. The free and open-source application ...

Former Microsoft exec Mikhail Parakhin reveals he fought hard against removing Windows 11’s vertical taskbar.

Right-lick Taskbar and choose ‘Properties.’ Then from the ‘Taskbar Properties’ window select ‘Customize’. Next, select which Icons and notifications should appear on your taskbar and hit the ‘OK’ ...

Windows 11 is available for everyone with a long list of limitations and missing features. The big feature update is currently available for download as an optional update and if you've already ...

Many users want an option to be able to launch programs, files or folders easily from the Windows desktop itself. Like its predecessors, Windows 10 too supports a built-in solution that lets you ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3671 (KB5055622), which contains a new feature that allows users to select how their taskbars will display app icons. This new ...