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Microsoft finally backs down: The Windows 11 taskbar update you've been waiting for

Microsoft is at last reversing one of its most hated design choices—and giving users back the control they've been asking for ...

Everyone assumed the Windows taskbar copied a rival OS. Microsoft says no

Many assumed NeXTSTEP inspired the Windows taskbar, but Microsoft veterans say its roots trace to a 1991 project called Cairo ...
BetaNews

Microsoft is finally letting you change the size of taskbar icons in Windows 11

There are many complaints that can be levelled against Windows 11, but a very common one is the number of customization options that Microsoft has removed. Frequent subjects of these complaints are ...
PC World

Microsoft is bringing smaller taskbar icons to Windows 11

Microsoft has been making quite a few changes to the Windows 11 taskbar, but there’s still room for improvement. Despite the big Windows 11 2024 Update that just dropped and all the nifty features and ...
XDA Developers

4 apps that give you the transparent taskbar Microsoft won't

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...
Windows Latest

Windows 95’s taskbar didn’t come from Steve Jobs’ NeXT Dock, and a former Microsoft VP explains what did

Ex-Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore says the NeXT Dock did not lead to the Windows 95 taskbar, and names the two things that ...