Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Windows Group Policies are intended for IT fleet management, but a few simple tweaks can streamline your Windows 11 install perfectly ...

Hey guys, I have a question about the icons in the system tray (or "notification area" as Windows XP calls it).<P>After you've activated "hide inactive icons," you can customize how each icon behaves ...

If you are a Windows 11/10 user, I am sure you have experienced this at some point. If you see the Notifications Area, you may have noticed the Windows Defender icon displaying an exclamation mark in ...

Microsoft is adding some notification-settings refinements to its newest Windows 10 20H1 test build, which it released on July 3. That Fast Ring test build, No. 18932, also gets some additional ...

Last week, Microsoft released a new Windows 11 preview build in the Beta Channel. It introduced some interesting changes, including a simplified tray area that lets you turn off the notification bell ...

The process of logging in to a computer running Windows is not so simple. Windows OS has built a mechanism in such a manner that malware or third-party intervention would not compromise access to the ...

Microsoft says a "configuration error" in the Windows 10 News app was the cause of users seeing nonsensical notifications that made some of them think their machines had been infected with malware.

Hey guys, I have a question about the system tray on the taskbar (I guess it's called "notification area" now). You know when a new icon loads, it adds an icon to the left of any icons currently ...