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Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11.

WindowBlinds is a popular application for customizing the look and feel of Windows, which has been developed by Stardock since 1998. Now there’s finally a release for Windows 11.

Firefox users who run the open source web browser on Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system need to make sure that Windows update KB4474419 is installed on

Windows 11 gives Microsoft's operating system a bold new look, but you can still make it feel (mostly) familiar. Here's how.

Apparently, I was not the only one having issues with the new Start Menu because for a long time now there was a nice app that restored the Start Menu to its previous glory – Open-Shell.

You just bought a new laptop, built a new desktop, or are clean installing your OS? Gotta love the taste of a fresh new machine. Now back...

Find out how to change the Windows 11 taskbar so that it is transparent when it is displayed on Windows 11 machines.

Download Open Shell - Classic style Start Menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10. Reborn of Classic Shell.

Windows 10 can sometimes be a real mess. Between botched updates, treating its users as beta testers, and adding features we never wanted it can be tempting to downgrade. But you shouldn’t go back to Windows 8.1, and we can tell you why.

Windows 11 has only been out for a week, but users are already finding ways around security requirements and making UI changes. Here's what to keep in mind if you're planning to do either one.