Generated with Google’s Nano Banana 2. Microsoft is testing Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu updates, including movable taskbar positions, cleaner Start controls, and compact layout options.

It also contains nice tweaks to the touchpad and File Explorer.

Microsoft is exploring an idea of giving Windows 11 an extra taskbar with plenty of customization, and it wants to know what you think about it. PowerToys already has a multitude of various tools to ...

There isn't a lot that hasn't already been said about Windows 11 and its taskbar — the good and the bad. Microsoft's locked-down approach to the Windows 11 taskbar stripped away years of muscle memory ...

Something to look forward to: Many long-time Windows 10 users did not receive the Start menu overhaul in Windows 11 too well, in part because it lost many of its staple functions, including taskbar ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is testing a movable and resizable taskbar in Windows 11's Experimental channel, allowing placement on any screen edge with adjustable icon alignment. Additional updates include a ...

Q. Your April article (“Optimize Windows 11 With These 8 Settings Tweaks“) had good tips for adjusting the Start menu and taskbar, but I’d like to do more. How can I go deeper into customization? A.

This guide covers four top Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps: Start11, StartAllBack, Open Shell Menu, and Flow Launcher. These apps offer a range of customization options, from classic layouts to ...

Stop settling for the default Windows experience. These 35 hidden features unlock smarter workflows, better customization, and surprisingly useful tools already built into Windows 11.

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Windhawk is a community-driven marketplace with a range of mods. You can install and configure these mods to customize the UI elements of Windows and installed ...

To increase the taskbar to 2 or more rows on your Windows 11 PC, you use any of the following tools: You may have to do this multiple times until you get the taskbar the way you want to see it. This ...