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For years, the standard response to a frozen app was either to reboot the system or summon Task Manager – often by pressing ...

On Windows 11, you can ungroup and show labels for running apps in the Taskbar one more time. In this guide, I'll show you ...

Recently, Windows 11 has added a new way to force-close unresponsive applications directly from the taskbar. Normally, when an app becomes unresponsive, users either have to restart their computer or ...

Microsoft is testing a new taskbar icon scaling feature that automatically scales down Windows taskbar icons to show more apps when it gets too overcrowded. The feature is gradually rolling out ...

If you’re on the beta, under Taskbar settings > Taskbar behaviors, you can now select options under Show smaller taskbar ...

or When taskbar is full. Microsoft encourages all Insiders on Windows 11 version 24H2 to submit feedback after testing the new taskbar. Microsoft has described this new taskbar as an upgrade that ...

Open Windows 11 Settings and go to the Windows Update page. Click Check for updates. 3] Toggle the Automatically hide the taskbar option The Automatically hide the taskbar option in Windows 11 ...

If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green start button. Every UI design choice since was made by cowards. OK, you might not share my passion for ...

Right now, I’ve got twelve open programs on my Windows 11 taskbar, plus four more pinned apps—and even on my ultrawide monitor, they’re taking up a lot of screen real estate. On my laptop ...

The Windows 11 taskbar could soon feel less cluttered . On the Windows taskbar, you may have noticed that the size of the icons remains the same, regardless of how many apps you h ...