{"id":428830,"date":"2022-04-08T21:28:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-explains-why-you-cant-move-the-windows-11-taskbar-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T21:28:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:28:03","slug":"microsoft-explains-why-you-cant-move-the-windows-11-taskbar-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-explains-why-you-cant-move-the-windows-11-taskbar-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft Explains Why You Can\u2019t Move the Windows 11 Taskbar \u2013 Review Geek"},"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-6a264ae895de5\" 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-6a264ae895de5\" 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-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-explains-why-you-cant-move-the-windows-11-taskbar-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_Explains_Why_You_Cant_Move_the_Windows_11_Taskbar_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Microsoft Explains Why You Can\u2019t Move the Windows 11 Taskbar \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_Explains_Why_You_Cant_Move_the_Windows_11_Taskbar_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Microsoft Explains Why You Can\u2019t Move the Windows 11 Taskbar \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-114502\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/32b29569.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/32b29569.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/32b29569.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"Windows 11 sidebar hacked to the left\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Benj Edwards <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ever since the first preview build arrived, users have asked Microsoft to make it an option to move the Windows 11 taskbar location to the left or right side of the screen. Unfortunately, it doesn\u2019t look like that\u2019s h<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>ening anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>As you probably know, the Windows 11 taskbar is locked to the bottom center of the screen. And while you can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/737830\/how-to-move-the-taskbar-icons-to-the-left-on-windows-11\/\">move the icons to the left bottom edge<\/a> like Windows 10, that\u2019s about it. There are several valid arguments for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/706245\/why-your-windows-taskbar-should-always-be-on-the-left-side\/\">why your Windows taskbar should be on the left<\/a>, but Microsoft doesn\u2019t see it that way.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> AMA (ask me anything), Microsoft\u2019s Windows 11 team took several questions about the new operating system. As expected, a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows11\/comments\/tyflzp\/microsoft_replied_about_bringing_back_option_to\/\">question about the taskbar location<\/a> quickly came up. If you were hoping for good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, sorry to burst your bubble. We didn\u2019t get any.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"RbsUdFuWKuU\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RbsUdFuWKuU\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"lty-playbtn\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lyt-visually-hidden\">Play Video<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n<p>When asked about the option to change the Windows 11 taskbar location (at the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RbsUdFuWKuU&amp;t=595s\">9:50 minute mark<\/a>), Tali Roth, head of Windows Core experience at Microsoft, gave us a short answer that Windows fans won\u2019t like.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we built Windows 11, we rebuilt the taskbar from scratch. That meant we had to pick and choose which things we\u2019d put in first and which features we would include.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>As Roth explains the process, she confirms the team is essentially working on pain points and adjustments to help a larger group of users.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe goal was to be really data-driven about what to include, what to put off for later, or what not to include.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It sounds like being able to move the taskbar isn\u2019t a huge request or didn\u2019t have enough attention to warrant a change. Instead, Roth quickly pivots to some of the recent adjustments the team has made, like the collapsed and expanded taskbar for smaller touchscreen devices or tablets.<\/p>\n<p>As the conversation continues, Tali Roth then explains that <em>\u201cwhen it comes to actually being able to move the taskbar to different locations on the screen, there are a number of challenges with that. When you think about having the taskbar on the right, or the left, all of a sudden the reflow and the work all of the apps have to do to have a wonderful experience is just huge.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then, circling back to her earlier point about making \u201cdata-driven decisions,\u201d the subset of users that want to move the taskbar is minimal compared to other folks asking for different features. That said, it does sound like moving the taskbar is one of those things Microsoft will continue to look at and keep listening to feedback, but at the moment, they don\u2019t have a plan to build the side taskbar.<\/p>\n<p>While Microsoft doesn\u2019t plan to make this an option anytime soon, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/760036\/windows-11-lets-you-move-the-taskbar-to-the-left-or-right-but-its-broken\/\">there is a registry hack<\/a>\u00a0that lets you move the Windows 11 taskbar to the left, right or even the top of the screen, but it\u2019s sort of broken, so don\u2019t expect a perfect experience.<\/p>\n<p><small>via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows11\/comments\/tyflzp\/microsoft_replied_about_bringing_back_option_to\/\">Reddit<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(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', '1137093656460433');\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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