Located at the bottom of the screen, open your taskbar's search menu. Make sure the correct monitor is selected if you have ...

Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

Since refreshing Windows 11, the Desktop Toolbar icons are the same size as taskbar icons when set to small, and icon spacing on the taskbar is about 50% more than it was. Setting taskbar icons to ...

Have you ever felt like your computer’s interface just doesn’t quite fit your workflow? The Windows 11 taskbar, often overlooked as a static feature, is actually a powerful tool waiting to be tailored ...

Microsoft is testing a new taskbar icon scaling feature that automatically scales down Windows taskbar icons to show more apps when it gets too overcrowded. The feature is gradually rolling out to ...

The frame rate, which is measured in frames per second (FPS), indicates the number of images displayed on the monitor per second. The higher the number of frames, the smoother the animation appears.

Just like a deep “spring cleaning” clears out the clutter after a long winter or a rejuvenating scalp massage melts away stress after a tough work week, we all need a refresh occasionally. The same ...

The Windows 11 taskbar takes up a thick line of space on your screen. Most people don't mind, but there are valid reasons to want it gone. You might want to take advantage of that little bit of extra ...

The adaptive refresh rate (ARR) feature in Android 15 enables the display refresh rate to adapt to the frame rate of content. The ARR feature reduces power consumption and jank as it lets devices ...

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