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Windows 11 search is finally getting a fix for a glaring issue that has bugged me forever — alongside another useful tweak

… That said, it's one of those fixes that should have been in place a long time ago, but this is true for quite a number of the updates Microsoft is applying across Windows 11 in the campaign to improve the desktop OS for 2026 . …

Jun 2, 2026 · Darren Allan

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'We're working to make widgets feel less distracting and overwhelming': Microsoft tames some of the ads in Windows 11 — and promises huge taskbar change is 'coming soon'

Microsoft has toned down the ads and annoyances with Windows 11's widgets panel In testing, the new default settings are a lot less in-your-face and distracting This is part of a large slab of work to improve Windows 11 in the past month, and Microsoft has further promised another major change is i… …

May 4, 2026 · Darren Allan