Microsoft released a new preview update for Windows 11 on December 1, 2025, targeting taskbar crashes, auto-hide glitches, and broader shell reliability problems that have frustrated users for months.

The Windows 11 taskbar takes up a thick line of space on your screen. Most people don't mind, but there are valid reasons to want it gone. You might want to take advantage of that little bit of extra ...

Right now, I’ve got twelve open programs on my Windows 11 taskbar, plus four more pinned apps—and even on my ultrawide monitor, they’re taking up a lot of screen real estate. On my laptop, I have to ...

Microsoft has released an optional update for Windows 11 24H2 that brings some significant interface changes and bug fixes. The update KB5046740 is currently in preview. It brings changes to the ...

The big picture: Copilot may not have caught on with Windows users the way Microsoft would have wanted, but that isn't stopping the company from pushing its shiny new AI feature on unsuspecting ...

In order to hide hover cards for inactive apps in taskbar of Windows 11, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar behaviors > Uncheck “Show hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps ...