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Windows 10 had it, but Microsoft says it’s never coming back to Windows 11 because you’d only mess up your taskbar by dragging it

Summary by Windows Latest
Windows 11 lets you move the taskbar from Settings, and Microsoft says that's intentional. We revisit Tali Roth's reflow explanation, the hidden Left/Top/Right/Bottom menu in testing, and why power users and Windows 10 holdouts deserve more weight than internal metrics give them.
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Windows 11 has added the ability to move the taskbar to the top and sides of the screen. This feature, which has been missing since the system's launch, has a limitation. Users can't drag the taskbar with the mouse like in... Full version of the page: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/polak_poprawil_windows_11-55688.html

One of the most iconic features of the Windows 10 taskbar won't be returning to Windows 11 in its previous form. Microsoft now allows you to position it at the top or sides of the screen, but you can't move it with a simple mouse movement. The company argues that this is for the benefit of users who have accidentally moved the taskbar. Microsoft: This […] The article "Windows 11 Won't Be Like 10. User Clumsiness Is to Blame" comes from the INSTA…

Diego Baca, Microsoft’s Vice President of Design, said the absence of the gesture to drag the taskbar on Windows 11 responds to a deliberate decision. Microsoft’s documentation describes options to align the icons, not to move the bar to another edge of the screen.

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Windows Latest broke the news on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
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