Microsoft released a new preview update for Windows 11 on December 1, 2025, targeting taskbar crashes, auto-hide glitches, and broader shell reliability problems that have frustrated users for months.

Microsoft is working on something new for Windows 11: “agentic companions” for the Taskbar, which have been spotted in recent Insider preview builds. The idea is for these AI companions to be ...

It’s taken almost five years, but Microsoft is finally bringing back the ability to move the Windows taskbar to the top or ...