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Windows 11’s taskbar is quietly borrowing an old trick from Windows XP: a list of window titles instead of thumbnails, plus a button to ring a misplaced Android phone

I tried Windows 11's hidden List mode for taskbar previews and a new Quick Settings panel that can ring or silence a linked ...
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I ditched Windows 11's taskbar for a week using only PowerToys, and it actually worked

Windows 11 made major changes to the Taskbar, and they weren't well-received. The centered Start button, unnecessary additions like Widget board and Copilot icons, and locking it at the bottom weren't ...

Microsoft Tests Hidden Windows XP Feature in Windows 11: What to Know

Microsoft is testing a Windows XP-style taskbar feature in Windows 11, along with new Android phone controls. Here's what ...
BleepingComputer

Windows 11's new ‘Never Combine’ icons feature is almost usable

After almost three years, Microsoft has finally added the 'Never combine taskbar button' back to Windows, and it still doesn't work correctly. The combine taskbar items feature in Windows 10 allows ...
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Windows 11 gains 'never combined mode' for taskbar buttons and the ability to see Wi-Fi passwords

If you've been holding off jumping on the Insider program for Windows 11, Microsoft just gave you two very good reasons for getting involved. The latest build of the operating system on the Dev ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 Could Soon Have an “Agentic Companions” Button on the Taskbar

Microsoft is working on something new for Windows 11: “agentic companions” for the Taskbar, which have been spotted in recent Insider preview builds. The idea is for these AI companions to be ...
The Verge

Windows 11 tests taskbar icons that scale up and down like on a Mac

Microsoft is testing an update to the Start menu, too. Microsoft is testing an update to the Start menu, too. Microsoft is testing out resizable taskbar icons in Windows 11 that can shrink as you open ...