That term refers to an AI agent, or helper, that would be fired up via the taskbar.

Microsoft is reportedly testing a new feature in the taskbar called “Companions.” According to Windows Latest, it seems to be ...

It's currently the case that if you're running two monitors with Windows 11 you can only access these details on the main ...

Microsoft appears to be testing a new taskbar feature called "companions," and it might be yet another AI addition.

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If you press the key combination Alt-Shift-Esc or right-click an empty area in the taskbar, you can launch the Task Manager utility quickly and easily. Figure 1 shows the right-click pop-up menu in ...

Windows 11 24H2 users, it is time for this month's non-security update. KB5060829 is here, and it has some long-requested taskbar updates, a new tool for transferring files between PCs, and a ...

You can hide your Taskbar on the Desktop mode by changing taskbar settings. It will automatically hide the taskbar when you are in desktop mode and appear back as you hover the mouse down. Here ...

Taskbar Thumbnail Previews is a peeking feature that is a kind of visual effect on Windows. This visual effect can be turned on or off from the system’s settings.

The Windows 7 taskbar combines window management with an application launcher, since you can right-click on any item and pin it to the taskbar, but that's not nearly enough for a power user.

The Taskbar is very much a window switcher, rather than an application switcher. While these were once almost synonymous on Windows, they're now typically distinct operations.