Why was the tablet-optimised taskbar removed in 22623.1325?

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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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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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2023-03-05T23:13:29+00:00

Sorry I didn't realize your tablet was a 2in 1 device, did you try the reg option to see?

Tried everything.

Looks like they eliminated the collapsed taskbar optimization.

It just changes the spacing of the icons, but the size of the taskbar stays the same.

If you have Search box in taskbar it switches it to Search icon only, that is all it does.

The optimization that Jane is referring to, seems to be gone for good, at least with current Builds.

No difference when a program is opened.

They were still experimenting with it in Dev Builds, but I don't see it in there anymore either. 😎😎😎 🤷‍♂️

That seems to be a great disappointment for Jane. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I don't really care, one way or the other, I'm just pointing out how it currently is.

The statements in the Blog about this subject are just a messy confusion. 🤐

Another thing unclear. When a machine is enrolled for insider builds, the organization in control of some of the settings is MSFT. 🤣
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BryceSor 5,505 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2023-03-05T22:57:48+00:00

Sorry I didn't realize your tablet was a 2in 1 device, did you try the reg option to see?
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Anonymous

2023-03-05T21:02:38+00:00

@BryceSor,

Mine is not a surface device, it is a 2-in-1 Lenovo Yoga 920 with UHD touch screen.

I don't see any optimized taskbar in tablet mode in this machine with any build. 🤷‍♂️

All I see is the spacing of the icons in the taskbar changing when it switches to tablet mode, which it does automatically when folding the keyboard under. Also, the Search box switches to the simple Search icon to use less space in the Taskbar.

Turn On or Off Tablet-optimized Taskbar in Windows 11 Tutorial | Windows 11 Forum (elevenforum.com)
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BryceSor 5,505 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2023-03-05T20:31:47+00:00

No one asking you Jane to explain, we both thought your problem might be part of what MS said in their release notes but we were trying to work out what is touch-optimized taskbar for 2-in-1 devices that you can use as a tablet, I think it doesn't cover Surfaces hence why I do not have that option and maybe why you haven't got that option either.

Sorry if there is misunderstanding as we are all here to help if we can.

You could try contacting Twitter Insider and ask your question there.
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