Why was the tablet-optimised taskbar removed in 22623.1325?

Anonymous
2023-02-27T20:14:28+00:00

The tablet-optimized taskbar has been working perfectly well for months, & suddenly it's been removed without warning. The blog post about the update doesn't say anything. Just something about how there was a fix for an issue causing the taskbar to be cut off after resolution changes.

Does anyone know why a perfectly useful feature was removed?

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Anonymous
2023-03-31T21:12:09+00:00

For no obvious reason, certainly nothing I have changed, my Lenovo Yoga that had suffered from the missing Tablet Optimized Taskbar now has it back today.

Hi Bree,

Confirmed, I have the option again in Taskbar settings and also the actual collapsed taskbar when it switches to tablet mode with Build 22624.1537.

Now we have to wait for the same fix to be released to Public build.

Good to have the option to turn it off, many users don't need it or don't want the extra annoyance. 🤣🤷‍♂️

This is a Lenovo YOGA 920-13IKB, fully supported 2-in-1 laptop.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-28T18:46:38+00:00

    The collapsed state on my desktop PC has the system tray area cut off.

    The tablet-optimized taskbar feature is normally only available for tablet and 2-in-1 type devices that support touch by default.

    The whole thing is inconsistent.

    I have not seen the collapsed state on recent builds. I have a 2-in-1 laptop and several desktops.

    How do you get the collapsed taskbar state?

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  2. Brink 16,660 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-03-28T18:35:36+00:00

    The collapsed state on my desktop PC has the system tray area cut off.

    The tablet-optimized taskbar feature is normally only available for tablet and 2-in-1 type devices that support touch by default.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-28T17:55:19+00:00

    Correct. It will not add the setting, but it does enable the tablet-optimized taskbar with the increased icon spacing for touch.

    Ok Thanks for the clarification.

    Still unclear why some machines have the menu option, and some don't.

    Also, there is no more collapsed state taskbar, I don't have a use for it but some users are wondering why.

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  4. Brink 16,660 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-03-28T12:48:18+00:00

    Correct. It will not add the setting, but it does enable the tablet-optimized taskbar with the increased icon spacing for touch.

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