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The People app is your address book. You can add your contacts and keep in touch with friends and family. The People, Mail, and Calendar apps work together so you can easily send mail to and schedule appointments with your most important people. Reference...

Starting with Windows 11 build 25247, Microsoft is introducing the capability to show seconds in the clock on the taskbar system tray. This also includes showing seconds on any added additional clocks. This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing seconds in the taskbar system tray...

When you have more than one language and/or keyboard layout installed, you will see the language bar (input indicator) on the taskbar system tray area and sign-in screen by default. The language bar allows you to switch between your added languages and keyboard layouts as needed. This tutorial...

The icon of an app or service will flash orange/red with animation on the taskbar when attention is needed for it. Usually, this happens when an app opens minimized or behind another window. By default, the app icon on the taskbar will flash 7 times with an orange/red color, then stay...

The icon of an app or service will flash orange/red with animation on the taskbar when attention is needed for it. Usually, this happens when an app opens minimized or behind another window. By default, the app icon on the taskbar will flash 7 times with an orange/red color, then stay...

Widgets are small cards that display dynamic content from your favorite apps and services on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can discover, pin, unpin, arrange, resize, and customize widgets to reflect your interests. Your widgets board is optimized to show...

Widgets are small cards that display dynamic content from your favorite apps and services on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can discover, pin, unpin, arrange, resize, and customize widgets to reflect your interests. Your widgets board is optimized to show...

Windows can display up to three clocks on the taskbar: one for the local time and two additional clocks for different time zones. After you set up additional clocks, you can view them by clicking on or hover the pointer over the taskbar clock. This tutorial will show you how to setup and show...

Windows Search is on your taskbar and Start menu by default in Windows 11. You can use the search box to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact lookup, trending...

Peek (aka: Aero Peek) is the feature responsible for Peek at desktop and taskbar thumbnail live previews. Peek at desktop has been removed from the Show Desktop button on the taskbar in Windows 11, but you can still press the Win+, (comma) keys to temporarily peek at the desktop. When you...

The taskbar on your desktop is located on the bottom of the screen by default in Windows 11. If you like, you can have the taskbar automatically hide in Windows 11. If you enable automatically hide the taskbar, you can show the taskbar on demand by: Hover pointer on border of taskbar...

Windows Security is built-in to Windows 11 and includes an antivirus program called Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Your device will be actively protected from the moment you start Windows 11. Windows Security continually scans for malware (malicious software), viruses, and security threats. In...

The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick...

The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick...

The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick...

The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick...

The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick...

The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center by default. The taskbar will also show the icon of the app for any window you have open. If you like, you can pin an app...

The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu :win:, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick...

Notifications are alerts from apps, system, and other senders. Windows 11 shows notifications on the lock screen (Win+L), Notification Center (Win+N), and notification banners at the lower-right corner of the screen above the taskbar on the main display. If you like, you can turn on or off...