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Windows 11's taskbar still can't be dragged — here's why that's the case

By Darren Allan Published

Are the new taskbar repositioning controls a drag? No, they aren't — dragging is off the table — and that's why some power-users have a problem.

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Microsoft boasts Windows 11 is now up to 40% faster for multi-tasking

By Darren Allan Published

'Making better use of the memory in every Windows 11 PC': Microsoft explains in more detail how it has made the OS a lot faster.

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Windows 11 feature built in a flash by AI is impressive — but worrying

By Darren Allan Published

Is Microsoft wise to be touting the benefits of AI in this way at the current time? I don't think so.

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Windows 11's right-click menu is now faster and fully customizable

By Darren Allan Published

'Crazy it took them 5 years': Windows 11's right-click menu gets a vital tune-up to be faster and fully customizable — but why did it take Microsoft this long?

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Windows 11's internet speed test is getting a divorce from Bing, thankfully

By Darren Allan Published

'This is the kind of stuff that pushed me to Linux': Microsoft has abandoned a trick to promote Bing that many Windows 11 users hated.

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Windows 11 feature spotted in testing promises another speed boost

By Darren Allan Published

Existing PCs will miss out on this incoming trick for Intel CPUs which will also apply to future AMD Ryzen chips.

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Windows 11 could get an alternative to Recall, but AI skeptics aren't fans

By Darren Allan Published

A classic case of 'solving a problem that doesn't exist': Windows 11 could get a reined-in alternative to Recall, but AI skeptics still aren't fans.

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A Microsoft exec has admitted that the Windows 11 design team is using AI

By Darren Allan Published

An admission that 'AI has helped our design team' hasn't gone down well with some Windows 11 users.

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Windows 11 users are again having to suffer an odd Bing Wallpaper 'feature'

By Darren Allan Published

2026 is the year of fixing Windows 11, but Microsoft also needs to fix its marketing department and the excessive promos therein.

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Windows 11 is getting what should be a hefty speed boost for apps

By Darren Allan Published

Windows 11 is getting another speed boost for apps — it's for Edge first, but in the future Microsoft says any app can adopt it to speed up launches.

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