If you're willing to use a third-party program, however, you can make the taskbar look and act like almost anything you want.

Your taskbar icons are trying to tell you something. Here’s what the most common ones—and their variations—really mean.

Windows 11 can't move the taskbar, and four years later, Microsoft still has no plans to bring it back. Here's why, according ...

In the latest Android 15 preview, it’s now possible to switch back to a persistent taskbar. The taskbar feature debuted with Android 12L as a persistent tool that took up the screen’s entire width.

Insiders on the Dev and Beta Channels will soon be able to test how AI agents will appear on the taskbar, starting with ...

If you're not a fan of the default Start Menu experience on Windows 11, then consider installing this free and open-source ...

Some users have experienced abnormal behavior where their Windows 11/10 Taskbar icons are not showing, become invisible, go missing, become empty or blank or disappear & reappear randomly. If you have ...

When you activate a brand new Windows 10 device, the Windows taskbar is located by default horizontally at the bottom of your device's screen. The Windows taskbar gives users quick access to their ...

As part of optimizing Android for tablets and foldables, Google introduced a taskbar to aid multitasking. Android 13 QPR2 is set to make a big change that makes the taskbar “transient” and less of a ...

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