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

Windows 11 has a new taskbar that is much different than the one found on Windows 10 and other older versions of the operating system. One can argue that the changes to the taskbar in Windows 11 are ...

Windows has changed a lot over the years and lost some old-school features along the way. Window grouping on the taskbar is a relatively new feature, for example, and you could disable it entirely in ...

Windows 11's taskbar offers extensive customization for a personalized computing experience. Users can now easily adjust icon alignment, manage app visibility, and control system tray elements.

When the icons are grouped together, then it saves a lot of space. That said, it’s a personal choice. Many people still want their icons to be separately visible, but for those who have loads of apps ...

Windows 11 introduces a new, centered Taskbar, complete with icons that are grouped in the center of your screen, rather than the familiar left-hand corner—a key complaint in our Windows 11 review.

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