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The search box does take up a lot of horizontal space—and you don’t really need it. You can hide
it and still have full access to the search box; see Figure 2-18.
Figure 2-17. The taskbar offers buttons for every program you’re running—and every program
you’ve pinned there for easy access later.
Cortana. The little circle summons Windows’ voice assistant, as
described in Chapter 5. In the May 2019 Update, it’s no longer
huddled inside the search box.
The Timeline ( ) is like the History menu in a web browser,
except that it lists every window you’ve ever opened, on every
device. See Figure 6-3.
The taskbar lists your open programs and windows. The icons
on the taskbar make it easy to switch from one open program to
another—from your web browser to your email program, for
example—or even to specific windows within those programs.
