Make Windows feel like home: How to personalize the Start menu

You can change the Start menu to any custom color you want, but that will, by default, change the Taskbar to the same color.

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 ...

How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2

If you want to keep Widgets enabled but clean it up a bit, open the Widgets menu, click the Settings gear in the top-right ...

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 ...

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 ...
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How to disable ads in Windows 11

You'll see ads on your Windows lock screen if you have Windows Spotlight set as the display option. These ads often promote ...

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.