{"id":284446,"date":"2021-06-25T18:26:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T15:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windows-11-wont-let-you-move-the-taskbar-but-it-should\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T18:26:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T15:26:40","slug":"windows-11-wont-let-you-move-the-taskbar-but-it-should","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-wont-let-you-move-the-taskbar-but-it-should\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windows 11 Won\u2019t Let You Move the Taskbar (But It Should)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ced4d844a2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ced4d844a2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-wont-let-you-move-the-taskbar-but-it-should\/#Say_Goodbye_to_the_Movable_Taskbar\" >Say Goodbye to the Movable Taskbar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-wont-let-you-move-the-taskbar-but-it-should\/#We_Like_Moving_Our_Taskbars\" >We Like Moving Our Taskbars!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Windows 11 Won\u2019t Let You Move the Taskbar (But It Should)&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-737203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/No-Side-Taskbar-1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Crossed Out Left Sidebar\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Windows 11 includes some pretty big visual changes, but the changes to the taskbar are more than just skin deep. Microsoft has removed many taskbar options. Love it or hate it, the taskbar in Windows 11 is stuck on the bottom.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Say_Goodbye_to_the_Movable_Taskbar\"><\/span>Say Goodbye to the Movable Taskbar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanterRain\/status\/1404905601419862017\">People first noticed this<\/a> in the leaked build of Windows 11, but that was not a final version, so it was reasonable to believe it was just unfinished. However, it was also an unusual thing to be missing considering that Windows 11 is clearly built from Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 11: What&#8217;s New In Microsoft&#8217;s New OS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that Windows 11 is official, more details are coming out. According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/windows-11-specifications#primaryR4\">Microsoft\u2019s list of deprecated features<\/a>, the taskbar in Windows 11 can only be aligned to the bottom of the screen. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p>Windows has defaulted to a bottom taskbar since the very beginning, but it\u2019s also allowed you to move the taskbar all the way back to Windows 95. Whether or not you took advantage of that functionality, it\u2019s a pretty big change for Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Some other taskbar options have also vanished: You can\u2019t enable classic window labels on Windows 11\u2019s taskbar anymore, for example.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_Like_Moving_Our_Taskbars\"><\/span>We Like Moving Our Taskbars!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m on record with the opinion that the best place for the taskbar is the left side. I\u2019ve explained my reasoning for this in both mathematical and practical terms. Especially if you have a widescreen monitor\u2014which many of us do nowadays\u2014I think it\u2019s the obvious choice.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t make much sense to me to remove the option to move the taskbar. Some people say \u201ctoo many customization choices can be overwhelming,\u201d but that doesn\u2019t make much sense to me in this case. It was never really a \u201cchoice.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-737079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-taskbar.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows 11's new Start menu.\" width=\"650\" height=\"447\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The taskbar has always been on the bottom by default. It was never a choice that users had to make during setup, nor was it pointed out as an option when seeing the desktop for the first time. I\u2019m sure a lot of people never even realized it could be moved. The only reason why you would change the placement is if you had the desire to do it and you sought out the option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Get a Vertical Taskbar on Windows 10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t see this as removing a customization option for the sake of simplicity. Because, while Microsoft removed the taskbar location option, Windows 11 now centers the Start Button and icons on the taskbar. And guess what? There\u2019s an option to change that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-737321 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-06-25_10-36-18.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"237\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I can understand simplifying the taskbar menu that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears when you right-click. It\u2019s a pretty lengthy list of options in Windows 10. But why remove the ability from the settings altogether? That feels especially true when Microsoft has actually created a new option for the taskbar. Just keep these things buried away for the people who want them.<\/p>\n<p>People who want to move the taskbar in Windows 11 are going to download third-party software to do it. There\u2019s a huge ecosystem of software-based around tweaking things in Windows. Moving the taskbar is now going to be yet another thing that people will need extra software to do.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t have to be like this, Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Check if Your Windows 10 PC Can Run Windows 11<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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