Making the Most of Your Taskbar Does your Windows 10 taskbar look like this? Taskbar real estate is like ocean-front property. It’s valuable. Every icon or item on your taskbar should be something you use often. Let’s look at the taskbar above. The huge search box takes up the space of several icons. And Cortana and… Read More »
Colorize Your Windows 10 Start Menu and Taskbar We have received quite a few emails from folks who’ve updated to Windows 10 version 1903 and found they’ve lost their taskbar and Start men colors. While not a major problem, it can be annoying especially for those of you who are fussy over your colors – like… Read More »
Windows 10 Tip: The Notification Area and How to Take Control of It We’ve gotten emails recently from people using Windows 10 who have discovered that the Notification area has expanded to cover a great deal of the taskbar. Unlike the taskbar, icons in the Notification area can’t be removed by right-clicking and choosing “Unpin from taskbar” from… Read More »
Using Windows 10 Taskbar Search (Cortana) to Open Programs and/or Run Commands I am a traditionalist; EB is a minimalist. I ramble on; EB is “thrifty” with words. We have always learned from each other, and we still do. Here’s something EB has been trying to get me to use for months, and I’m just now getting around… Read More »
Quick Fix for Missing Taskbar Icons Some people have experienced a little glitch in Windows 10 where taskbar icons suddenly disappear. Now, this does not happen to everyone, or even most users, but if it happens to you it can be annoying. But hold on, it’s easy to fix. If you’re one of those who experiences the phenomena… Read More »