On Windows 11 22H2 , you can now enable an early preview of the new Taskbar Overflow feature expected to arrive with the first “moment” update in October . The Overflow feature has been designed to make switching and launching apps easier when you don’t have a lot of space in the Taskbar. While in the mode, the Taskbar will offer an entry point to an overflow menu that allows viewing the apps in one space....

UPDATED 5/23/2023: On Windows 11 build 25370 and higher releases, you can enable a preview of the new personalization settings page that allows you to control the RGB lighting on your computer. In future releases of the operating system, the development team plans to add native support to control RGB light accessories on Windows 11, usually found on gaming computers. The settings will allow users to configure accessories with RGB lighting (for example, light strips, RGB light bulbs, and PC case lighting) without third-party proprietary software....

One of the biggest problems with web browsers is that we tend to open a lot of tabs making things unmanageable very quickly. Google has been introducing many improvements for Chrome to help users manage tabs more efficiently, such as with tab previews and tab groups , and recently the company has been working on a new feature known as “Scrollable TabStrip” aimed to control the overflow the tabs. Scrollable TabStrip allows you to scroll tabs (left and right) when there are too many of them to fit in the view, allowing to open more tabs while making easier to find them instead of shrinking each tab to the point you can’t distinguish any of them....

Sets is a new feature coming to Windows 10 that lets you organize apps, documents, and web pages into tabs, similar to how tabs work on a web browser. The idea is basically to use Sets to make sure that all your activities for a particular research be connected together in a single experience which you can resume with one-click. Microsoft is currently testing this feature starting with Windows 10 build 17063 , but only a select group of participants of the Windows Insider Preview program are getting it....

On Windows 11 , you can now enable an option that brings back the Task Manager option to the Taskbar context menu. In previous versions of the operating system, the Taskbar right-click menu always included an option to open the Task Manager, but the option was then removed with the new version of Taskbar for Windows 11. After a number of feedbacks, Microsoft is now restoring the option starting with build 25211 ....

Google is overhauling the design of YouTube and adds a new dark mode theme. YouTube has been through a number of changes throughout the years, and this time around Google is updating the look and feel of the popular video site with a more minimalist design, which also introduces a new dark theme that should make it easy on eyes when watching videos. The new YouTube design is still being developed, and it’s only available as a preview for a small number of users, but it’s possible to try it out, and the best part is that you can also enable the dark mode....

When Microsoft released the Windows 10 Technical Preview at the beginning of October, I decided that instead of installing the operating system on top of my current Windows 8.1 installation, using a virtual machine was be the safest test environment to run Windows 10. While the Technical Preview installation completed successfully, my PC has a high DPI display (retina) and apparently there is a problem with virtualization software and Windows 8....

Windows 10 constantly receives updates to keep your PC secure with the latest vulnerability patches, improvements, and new features. However, because updates download and install automatically, when a new feature update becomes available (such as Windows 10 version 1803 ), during the early days, this could cause a number of problems. Typically, when a new version of Windows 10 begins to roll out, it may still contain unknown bugs, some features may not work as expected on every system configuration, and device drivers might not be compatible with the new release, and this is one of the reasons that deferring an upgrade until most issues are fixed is a good idea....

On Windows 10, starting with version 2004, the feature to reset PC to the default settings includes a “cloud download” option to download a new copy of the OS from the Microsoft servers in case the local image is corrupted, or you prefer using a fresh image. While the cloud download option is available through the “Reset this PC” wizard in the Settings app , it’s also possible to use the new feature from the Advanced startup settings when you need to reset the installation, and the computer will no longer start normally....

To disable “On This Day” emails from OneDrive, open OneDrive Settings (web) > Notifications , and clear the “On this day memories are available” option. Alternatively, open OneDrive Help & Settings (app) > Settings > Notifications , and turn off the “Notify me when “On this day” memories are available” toggle switch to stop “On This Day” emails. In OneDrive , you can disable the “on this day memories” feature to stop those “Your memories from this day” emails from reaching your inbox, notifications popping up on Windows 11, or disable the memories album creation in the Photos app, and in this guide, you will learn how to complete this task....

To remove Windows 11 22H2 if your PC doesn’t start, boot into WinRE and go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Uninstall Updates > Uninstall latest feature update . Then click the Uninstall feature update button to roll back to Windows 11 21H2 or Windows 10. If, after the upgrade to Windows 11 22H2 , the computer stops booting correctly and you cannot access the desktop, it’s possible to uninstall and roll back to the previous installation using the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)....

To unzip files on Windows 11, open the zipped folder on File Explorer, click “Extract all,” select the destination, and click “Extract.” You can also select a file from the zipped file, copy and paste it, or drag it to the new location to extract a single file. Alternatively, you can open PowerShell (admin) and run the “Expand-Archive -LiteralPath PATH\TO\ZIP -DestinationPath PATH\TO\DESTINATION” command to extract files from the zipped folder....

To create a multiboot USB, open Ventoy , select the USB flash drive, and click “Install.” Then, open the USB with Ventoy installed and copy and paste the ISO files for Windows 11, 10, Linux, etc. You can now start a device with the Ventoy bootable USB and choose the installation you want to start. These instructions are still accurate in 2026. UPDATED 1/2/2026: Ventoy is an application that makes it simple to create a bootable USB flash drive of Windows 11 (and 10) without reformatting the removable storage over and over again, and in this guide, I will teach you how to use it....

Microsoft to bring Copilot to Windows 10. The reason is to bring the AI chatbot to more users quickly. Sources also say that the company plans to continue adding features to Windows 10. UPDATED 11/10/2023: Microsoft plans to bring its Copilot AI feature to Windows 10. According to a report for Windows Central , sources familiar with the matter say that the company is working to add a Copilot button into the Windows 10 Taskbar in the same form available on Windows 11 , and the update may arrive soon....

On April 4, 40 years ago, a “little” software company you know as Microsoft was born by the hands of Bill Gates and Paul Allen. When these two people decided to change the world, they had one goal in mind — to put a computer on every desk. Today, Microsoft is the biggest software company on earth, it generates over $80 billion in revenue every year and the company controls over 90 percent of the computer market....

Google has just released a new plug-in that will allow Microsoft Office users on Windows to save their documents into Google Drive. It seems that Google finally found something on Windows worth building a piece of software for, as you know the search giant hasn’t really expand its portfolio of apps to Windows, every time the company gets asked to bring an app for the Windows ecosystem, Google always answers that when there is a demand, it will bring the app or service in question to the operating system....

Microsoft pushes update KB3062095 for Windows 10 build 10074, but only to fix a few bugs in the latest build, no new features and major changes are included in this release. According to the Microsoft support page, KB3062095 resolves the following issues: Project Spartan crashes when attempting to open it on some devices. The Start menu appears when features of the work area, such as the screen resolution, DPI setting, or screen rotation, are changed....

Microsoft is announcing that will be slowly retiring the app Store for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x devices. According to the company , starting October 31, 2018, the Microsoft Store will stop accepting new app submissions for the older version of the OS. Starting July 1, 2019, apps for Windows Phone 8.x will stop receiving updates. However, developers can continue to push updates, but they will only be available on mobile devices running Windows 10....

Microsoft plans to make its Extended Security Updates (ESU) service available to regular consumers. The paid service aims to offer security updates for Windows 10 after the end of support in 2025. This service will only include limited updates without new features or technical support. The price for the ESU service is yet to be announced. The announcement also hints that the company won’t be extending the support of Windows 10....

Microsoft Word Text Predictions feature will release in March 2021. Text predictions in Word will work similarly to Google Docs’ Smart Compose. Word text predictions can be disabled from the status bar clearing the “Show text predictions while typing” option. The next update for Microsoft Word will ship with a new text prediction feature. It is currently in development, but according to the Microsoft 365 roadmap page (via Neowin ), the feature is expected to arrive for the desktop version of the app in March 2021....