is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 ...

Remember back when Windows 11 first came out and Microsoft gave everyone a free pass to upgrade? On the surface, it was a ...

Microsoft is addressing the issue of unwanted notifications in Windows 11 with a new feature called “Smart opt-out” alongside improvements to urgent notifications. Notifications from various apps and ...

Build 23511 rolls out to Insiders in the Dev Channel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new Windows 11 preview build is now ...

The latest Windows 11 preview build introduced an updated notification center button. The bell-shaped button is now fixed in the bottom-right corner and no longer features a notification counter.

Microsoft is continuing its game of catch-up with iOS and Android, as it reportedly readies a new version of Windows Phone for next spring. Citing “sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” The Verge ...

Windows 11 preview builds released in the Canary and Dev channels on November 8 contain a hidden feature that lets you move the Copilot icon to the notification area. Here is how to try it. On ...

Microsoft is rolling out notifications for its Weather, Finance, Sports and Breaking News alert widgets in Windows 11 starting this week. Windows 11 users will see these as live animations to their ...

Most people find Windows notifications annoying and often dismiss them without even reading. However, brushing them all off can backfire. Some alerts warn about critical problems with your system, and ...

Facebook is working on its next Windows 11 widget, and this one is trying to get you to open up — you guessed it — Facebook. In a blog post, Microsoft announced Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23451.

We have some bad news for Windows 10 users... Microsoft are pulling out all the stops to get you to upgrade to Windows 11. Windows 10 remains the most widely used operating system in the world to date ...