is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets ...

If you're tired of adjusting Windows volume constantly, EarTrumpet allows you to control individual app volume directly from the taskbar.

Microsoft is revisiting how search functions in the Windows 11 taskbar, while users could also soon get a small shield icon on their taskbar's system tray to indicate when a PC is connected to a VPN.

Windows 11 gets plenty of hate, sometimes well-deserved, but the operating system received plenty of new stuff in 2025. Here ...