Ben Smith is a writer based in Los Angeles, California who has been covering consumer tech for at least five years. He's written thousands of articles for various sites about laptops, tablets, and ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Windows 11’s taskbar is a giant step back in usability compared to Windows ...

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 ...

Turn this on to hide your time and date information in the corner of your taskbar Here is what the taskbar could look like with no tray clock: It is worth noting that the existence of those strings ...

Bottom line: Microsoft's major visual overhaul of Windows 11 has been somewhat of a mixed bag, considering how it took away several Windows 10 features and customization options out of the new, ...