Microsoft has pledged to restore vertical taskbar positioning, reduce Copilot integrations, and improve Windows 11 update ...

Microsoft released a new preview update for Windows 11 on December 1, 2025, targeting taskbar crashes, auto-hide glitches, and broader shell reliability problems that have frustrated users for months.

In a post on the Windows Insiders Blog, Microsoft’s Pavan Davuluri says these updates are just some of the “initial changes” that will begin rolling out to Windows Insiders over the next six weeks or ...