Of all the optimizations and tweakable settings available natively within Windows 11, I find these three to be by far the ...

Files is among the best file managers for Windows 11, and its latest update makes it even better by integrating one of my ...

Windhawk is a free and open-source utility that allows you to customize most aspects of the Windows user interface, including ...

Windows is no doubt a powerful operating system, and you can tweak system settings and add power user utilities to speed up ...

As a digital minimalism lover, I do everything in my power to declutter Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system - here's how I strip away the noise.

While running the Vertical Taskbar for Windows 11 mod, if I try to Share a file in Windows Explorer (either with the Share arrow button on the icon bar or on the right-click contextual menu), a blank ...

Addressing one of the most persistent complaints since the operating system’s launch, Microsoft confirmed at Ignite 2025 that Windows 11 will finally regain a functional taskbar calendar. Set for a ...

Windows 11 is not a new operating system anymore, but despite its growing age (it is now pushing five), Microsoft surely took some time to address a lot of criticism related to missing features, ...

Here’s how the new taskbar is supposed to work: Why this is important: This update signals a shift in how we’ll use our PCs. No longer will real-time AI be tucked behind apps. Instead, it’s becoming ...

AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

There are two native ways to perform an Internet speed test from the Taskbar in Windows 11: Perform an Internet speed test using the Taskbar system tray Test Internet speed using the Quick Settings.

If you’ve installed the optional KB5067036 update on Windows 11 and now notice a duplicate Task Manager, you’re not alone. Multiple instances accumulate, consuming your RAM and CPU resources. Here, we ...