If you’ve been longing for the vertical taskbars from earlier Windows versions, Stardock has a solution for you. The latest beta version of Start11 now includes an option for a vertical taskbar, reintroducing this popular feature in Windows 11. With Start11, you can position your vertical taskbar on either the left or right side of your screen.
Even though Windows 11 lacks built-in support for alarms, timers, or stopwatches, it offers these functions conveniently through its Clock application. This means you can handle such basic tasks without needing to use your phone.
Although you might not frequently use or even consider your webcam compared to your keyboard and mouse, it remains a crucial component in numerous computer setups. This is true for various activities such as work, online learning, or creative pursuits.
When connecting a Bluetooth device on Windows 11, it will show up system-wide or within various applications using its factory-given name by default.
The Windows Phone Link, one of the standout features in Windows 11, is set to lose some functionality with the Android 15 update. With the arrival of Android 15, Google has introduced a novel action that automatically conceals confidential notifications from being transmitted to unverified notification receivers, which will impact Phone Link on specific devices.
OpenAI has made its text-to-video AI model Sora available to all users as part of their 12 days of holiday promotion. This model was previously released in a preview version back in February. The company, known for creating ChatGPT, mentioned that this tool is only accessible to ChatGPT Pro and Plus subscribers at the moment, and there’s no current plan to offer it to free users.