Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

While Windows notifications keep us informed, a constantly flashing screen filled with pop-ups can quickly become annoying. Thankfully, you don’t have to deal with the distraction. Windows lets you ...

If you are a Windows 11/10 user, I am sure you have experienced this at some point. If you see the Notifications Area, you may have noticed the Windows Defender icon displaying an exclamation mark in ...

Windows 10 has a UI called Action Center that can be accessed from the icon on the extreme right of the taskbar. This collectively shows you all your quick settings on the bottom half of the panel on ...

You can restore missing or hide the Safely Remove Hardware icon from the Notification Area in Windows 11/10. We will talk about three methods using which you can show or hide the Safely Remove ...

This is the right step. Now if only Microsoft would add an option to disable icons in the notification area (the one on the taskbar) and then slowly move towards removing it entirely. That feature is ...