Microsoft promotes Copilot to star on Windows 11's taskbar – but don't panic, you can banish it

Microsoft makes it clear that the Ask Copilot box is off by default, so you actively have to go into Settings and enable it ...

Microsoft Weekly: the redesigned Start menu and more for Windows 11Microsoft Weekly: the redesigned Start menu and more for Windows 11Microsoft Weekly: the redesigned Start ...

Wild Task Manager bugs, redesigned Start menu for Windows 11, financial reports, gaming improvements, Copilot on taskbar, and other news in this week's Microsoft Weekly recap.

7 Windows 11 apps I install first on every laptop and desktop PC I review

From 7-Zip to Everything, these are the (free!) apps I install first on every Windows laptop and desktop I review because ...

Windows 11’s taskbar audio settings suck. Here’s how to fix it

In Windows 11, you only see the volume slider—to get the name of the active speaker, you have to click a button. This extra ...

Windows 11 Delivers Subtle But Useful Battery Tweak — How To Get It

Microsoft has just introduced a subtle change to how the battery level is shown in the Windows 11 taskbar. It’s a really ...

First look at Windows 11's new Copilot-powered Taskbar search box in action — better than the old search UI?

Microsoft has started testing a new Copilot-powered search box on the Taskbar on Windows 11. It's better in some ways, but ...