Five Years Later, Windows 11 Brings Back Much-Missed Taskbar Options (and More)
The latest preview also lets Insiders move the taskbar to any screen edge and adjust button size, Microsoft said.
- Microsoft is rolling out Windows Insider Preview Build 26300.8493, allowing users to move the taskbar to the top, bottom, left, or right side of the screen for the first time since Windows 11 launched.
- When Windows 11 launched in 2021, its refreshed design removed several customization features available in earlier versions of Windows, creating functional regressions that have frustrated users for years.
- Insiders can configure taskbar behavior in Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, including the "Show smaller taskbar buttons" option, while new Start menu controls let users toggle off Recommended content.
- Microsoft is testing a modern Windows Run dialog with dark mode support that removes the "Browse" button, used by only 0.0038% of users in a sample of 35 million.
- These changes are rolling out to the Experimental channel, though Microsoft notes the "Tablet-optimized taskbar" and auto-hide features are not yet supported and remain under development.
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Microsoft remembers that taskbars used to move
Microsoft has begun rolling out tweaks to the Windows 11 experience to make good on its promise to "fix" the operating system, starting with the ability to move the taskbar around. The changes are only for Windows Insiders brave enough to be in the Experimental channel, but will be welcomed by customers left baffled by Microsoft's decision to strip features from its OS with Windows 11. The update allows the taskbar to be positioned at the top, b…
Users will gain more control. Microsoft has begun testing new features for the taskbar and Start menu in the latest Windows 11 Insider builds. The main goal of the update is to restore the flexibility of interface settings that was removed during the operating system's release, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Microsoft. More interesting: AI agents can disable PC protection and destroy data: what a study has revealed The tech giant shared a numb…
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technewstube.comWindows 11 is getting some much-wanted features for the Start menu and taskbar, and that's great to see — but it's not the change I really want
What dare we hope for next from Microsoft? The company is clearly serious about making Windows 11 better.
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