In Windows 8.1, the Charms Bar consists of a set of five icons -- titled Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings -- that provide you with access to a host of controls. However, when I first began ...

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The Charms bar is persona non grata in Windows 10. So how do you use and navigate the OS without it? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's ...

Windows 10 includes numerous Troubleshooters, allowing users to fix different problems at times. You can add the Troubleshooters toolbar in the Windows 11/10 Taskbar if you use them regularly. It ...

Microsoft released another incremental update of Windows 10 on Wednesday, Build 9879, with new gestures, an improved OneDrive file management system, and the ability to turn off the new “task view” ...

Aside from bringing its Xbox games over to the PC, the Game Bar is arguably the best gesture Microsoft’s made to Windows 10 gamers. It adds a tiny bit of console-esque simplicity to the PC, letting ...

Sarah is a freelance writer and CNET How To blogger. Her main focus is Windows, but she also covers everything from mobile tech to video games to DIY hardware projects. She likes to press buttons and ...

If you want to use the Quick Launch Toolbar on Windows 11 computer, then this post is sure to help you. Quick launch toolbar (or Quick access toolbar or Taskbar toolbar) helps to access or launch ...

Say good-bye to the Charms Bar on the Windows 10 desktop Your email has been sent Greg Shultz takes a look at where the controls that used to appear on the Charms Bar have gone in Windows 10. In ...