Windows 11 may not be a perfect operating system out of the box, but one of the things that makes it great is the ability to use third-party programs to change its looks and behaviors to fit your ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

WindowSill finally makes my taskbar useful.

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 ...

The new, re-sizeable taskbar is finally available to Windows Insiders. Check out how it looks, feels, and how to customize it ...

Windhawk lets you add features, tweak UI behavior, and restore classic elements in Windows, and these nine mods make it shine, from per-monitor Alt+Tab and better File Explorer sizes to taskbar ...

Do you use a Start menu alternative or another tool to customize Windows 11's interface? If so, you may be blocked from installing and running such programs when jumping to the upcoming Windows 11 ...

If you’ve recently made the move from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, one big change you’ve probably noticed is the way the operating system displays icons in its taskbar (the row along the bottom ...

If you're a Windows 11 user, you might have noticed that the taskbar – that handy little bar at the bottom of your screen – is locked in place by default. But what if you want to move it to the side ...

If you ask Windows 11 users what bothers them most about Microsoft’s current operating system, the answers are usually similar. Only the order differs slightly. With Windows 11, Microsoft has ...