Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

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 ...

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

With Windows, you've got an almost limitless number of ways to customize the desktop experience. From simply changing the taskbar look using Windows Registry to installing a third-party tool, you've ...

Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 with a new user interface featuring rounded corners and vivid colors, but it also made some changes to the system that not everyone appreciates. For instance, it got ...

Windows 11 is arriving later this year and it's currently available to testers in the Windows Insider program. If you've already installed the new operating system and you want to get the most out of ...

The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

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 ...

Windows 11 is looking great and working well. But there are certain features that are not carried over to Windows 11 from Windows 10. In this guide, we list out features that are missing on Windows 11 ...

You can pin applications and files to the Windows taskbar to allow you to access them quickly and easily. Pinning an application takes a few quick clicks while pinning a file is a more involved ...

Windows 10 can easily be tweaked by adding some custom JavaScript files. One such file includes BeautySearch which lets you customize your Windows 10 Search feature. Let’s learn a bit more about this ...

According to Microsoft’s release notes, KB5068861 is available now via Windows Update, and some visual changes appear gradually after installation as the rollout completes. Start gains more control ...