Windows 7 only: Reader Jay wanted the Windows 7 taskbar to work more efficiently—so he rolled up his sleeves and figured out how to enable middle-clicking to close applications. Normally when you ...

Not part of the pre-beta Windows 7 software handed out to Microsoft PDC attendees, the OS's new taskbar is shrouded in intrigue Among Microsoft Windows 7’s features, a taskbar overhaul is arguably the ...

Dick Frank unintentionally changed something in Windows 7 so that each window, rather than each application, gets its own taskbar icon. That’s too many icons. How does he change it back? One of the ...

Windows 7 officially hits the streets on October 22, less than three years after the release of its unloved — particularly by businesses — predecessor, Windows Vista. Whether you took the Vista plunge ...

Donald Craig asked how he can configure the Windows taskbar for easier and more powerful access. The taskbar at the bottom of your screen does more than give you easy access to your currently open ...

One of Windows 7’s niftier new features is an improved Taskbar, but it wasn’t included in the pre-beta build of the operating system just distributed at the PDC. I’ve got a video of it in action, ...

Windows 7 only: If you're not into Windows desktop gadgets, there is another way to easily monitor your computer's CPU and RAM: Taskbar Meters puts simple, attractive resource monitors right on your ...

As for why I like so many windows, it's because it affords fast, easy access to them all thanks to their static position on the taskbar (and not hidden in some secondary menu that I need to wait for ...

The best part of Windows 11/10 is the way it manages multiple monitors. Multiple displays help us gain much more real estate and also become more productive at work. Multiple displays are necessary ...