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The fast way to fix a frozen Start menu or taskbar in Windows

If you press the key combination Alt-Shift-Esc or right-click an empty area in the taskbar, you can launch the Task Manager ...

Hate Windows 11? Here's how you can make it work more like Windows 10

Every new Windows version comes with its own set of annoyances, but for some people, Windows 11 seems even more annoying than ...

Windows 10 update messes up emoji picker, proving that even though the OS is about to shuffle into its grave, Microsoft can still break stuff

If you're not familiar with the emoji picker, it's invoked by pressing the Windows key with the full stop (period) key, and ...
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How the Windows Start menu has evolved in Microsoft's 50 years ...

As Microsoft turns 50, we're looking at the Start menu's changes from its debut in Windows 95, passing through 98, ME, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...