Ever noticed an unfamiliar icon on the taskbar—or a familiar one that suddenly looks different? Each icon—and its variation—has a specific meaning, and knowing them helps you quickly spot issues. Here ...

Windows has changed a lot over the years and lost some old-school features along the way. Window grouping on the taskbar is a relatively new feature, for example, and you could disable it entirely in ...

The small symbols that light up in the Windows taskbar are not just decoration, they are often the only warning that your camera, microphone, or other sensitive features are active. If you suddenly ...

Windows XP SP2, the audio properties icon that brings up the mixer when you click on it... can you remove it from the taskbar? My 4 year old knows how to use it and he keeps turning up the volume on ...