Windows 11 starts off looking clean and minimal, but that polished look doesn't last forever. Before long, icons pile up on the taskbar, notifications keep flashing across the screen, and the Start ...

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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.

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A big new Windows 11 update is now available that also includes Phone Link for iOS, a touch-optimized taskbar, and much more. A big new Windows 11 update is now available that also includes Phone Link ...

Doesn't that also change focus? So you then have to either click or alt-tab to get back to what you were doing? I can *look* at something over there and never stop typing or doing whatever I'm doing, ...