A former Microsoft executive reveals why Windows 11 removed the vertical taskbar as reports suggest it may return.

The vision was to create symmetric panes: you have notification/system controls/etc. pane on the right, Weather/Widgets/News ...

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our weekly recap, including long-anticipated taskbar fixes in Windows 11, ...

Microsoft has relocated the Teams Quit option from the taskbar Jump List to the system tray to prevent accidental hang-ups ...

Microsoft has quietly turned its Windows 11 setup into a delivery vehicle for its AI assistant, Copilot, shifting the experience from optional download to default companion. Instead of asking whether ...

Learn how to remove Copilot from Windows 11, including Edge, Search, Photos, Notepad, File Explorer, Paint, and other ...

Windows 11 is more advanced than you might think. We show you how to take advantage of AI‑powered Copilot tricks, ...

Wanting to game in peace? Maybe fish and gaze at the sunset, without someone trying to chat your blocking ear off? Here’s how. Roblox may not be known for being the most peaceful of platforms, with a ...

The cover of Microsoft’s 1990 annual report, showing Microsoft Word for Windows 3.0, reflected the company’s confidence as Windows was emerging as a true platform. [Editor’s Note: Agents of ...

It seems like a fair assessment to state that the many ‘AI’ features that Microsoft added to Windows 11 are at least somewhat controversial. Unsurprisingly, this has led many to wonder about disabling ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

There are lots of things that have gone viral, for all sorts of different reasons. The latest viral craze struck after a developer released a tool to strip Windows of its AI capabilities, and X is ...