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Insider Experimental · Insider Preview

Windows 11 Tests Moveable Taskbar: Finally Adds Top, Left, Right Options

Microsoft is rolling out a welcome reversal to one of Windows 11’s most controversial restrictions: the taskbar can now be moved. The latest Insider preview builds introduce a setting that lets...

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Bing Integration · Bing Web Results

Windows 11 Search Finally Puts Local Apps and Files Ahead of Web Results

Microsoft has quietly deployed a long-awaited change to Windows 11 Search in Experimental Preview Build 26300.8493, giving local apps and files priority over web suggestions when the system detects a...

WN WindowsNews Desk·8w ago
Performance Update · Taskbar

Windows 11 Speed Boost + Movable Taskbar: Microsoft Delivers Fan Requests

Microsoft dropped two major updates in quick succession this week for Windows Insiders, directly tackling long-standing user frustrations. On May 14, 2026, the company seeded Windows 11 Release...

WN WindowsNews Desk·9w ago
Desktop Customization · Desktop Personalization

Build 26300.8493 Lets Insiders Drag Taskbar to Top, Left, or Right

Windows 11’s most stubborn design limitation just cracked wide open. On May 15, 2026, Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8493, and hidden inside is a fully...

WN WindowsNews Desk·9w ago
Multi Monitor Setup · Start Menu

Windows 11 Testing Per-Monitor Taskbar, Drag-and-Drop & New Privacy Controls

Microsoft is currently experimenting with a suite of long-requested taskbar and Start menu enhancements that could finally address the most persistent complaints from Windows 11 users. According to a...

WN WindowsNews Desk·9w ago
25h2 Preview Build · Build 26300.8493

Windows 11 Build 26300.8493 Finally Lets You Move the Taskbar Anywhere

Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 Build 26300.8493 to the Experimental channel, delivering a long-awaited feature: the return of a movable taskbar. The May 15, 2026 release also introduces a...

WN WindowsNews Desk·9w ago
Insider Builds · Start Menu

Windows 11 May 2026 test build adds resizable Start, hides sections, moves taskbar anywhere

Windows Insiders in Microsoft's Experimental channel are now testing a trio of long-requested personalization features that could dramatically reshape the Windows 11 desktop experience. According to...

WN WindowsNews Desk·9w ago
Staged Rollout · Windows 10

Windows 10 launches July 29, 2015 with free upgrade and staged rollout

{ "title": "Windows 10 July 29, 2015 Launch: Free Upgrade, Staged Rollout, and the Reset Bet", "content": "Microsoft officially released Windows 10 to the public on July 29, 2015, initiating one...

WN WindowsNews Desk·9w ago
Cpu Performance · Low Latency

Insider Builds Test CPU Burst That Makes Windows 11 Start Menus Feel Instant

Microsoft is testing a new Low Latency Profile in Windows 11 that temporarily pushes a PC's processor to its maximum frequency for one to three seconds when high-priority tasks are detected,...

WN WindowsNews Desk·10w ago