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Why we can't move the taskbar in windows11. Can we bring the updates in this version, to move the taskbar position?
Hello,
I am facing so much of difficulties while working, as I am habituated to use the task bar position to top or right side of the screen. but Windows 11 doesn't have this feature to move the taskbar. Could you please bring this solution, to move the task bar.
Thanks
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Anonymous
2025-01-19T23:36:37+00:00 -
Anonymous
2025-01-21T09:54:00+00:00 Hello,
here the solution to your problem as I.
Warning: Modifying the registry can cause system instability if not done correctly. It's recommended to back up the registry before making changes.
- Open the Registry Editor:
- Press
Windows + Rto open the Run dialog. - Type
regeditand press Enter.
- Press
- Navigate to the Following Path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3 Copier - Modify the Settings:
- In the right pane, look for the
Settingsvalue and double-click it to edit it. - You will see a series of hexadecimal values. The relevant value for taskbar position is in the second line of data.
- In the right pane, look for the
- Change the Taskbar Position:
- Modify the second line (usually the first byte) as follows:
- 00: Taskbar on the left side of the screen.
- 01: Taskbar at the top of the screen.
- 02: Taskbar on the right side of the screen.
- 03: Taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
- Modify the second line (usually the first byte) as follows:
- Apply the Changes:
- After making your change, click OK.
- Close the Registry Editor.
- Restart Windows Explorer:
- You can restart Windows Explorer to apply the changes without rebooting:
- Press
Ctrl + Shift + Escto open Task Manager. - Find "Windows Explorer" in the list, right-click it, and select "Restart."
- Press
- You can restart Windows Explorer to apply the changes without rebooting:
- Check the Taskbar Position:
- After restarting Explorer, check if the taskbar has moved to your desired position.
- Open the Registry Editor:
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Anonymous
2025-01-21T10:06:16+00:00 This is extremely helpful. Thank you Gregory.
Somewhat absurd that we have to use registry editor to get a feature back that Microsoft seems to decide goes against their brand, but if this saves the oleds, I am very appreciative.
It doesn't look like teh 00 and 02 values align properly in windows 11 because side alignment does not seem to function anymore, but switching between 01 and 03 every few weeks will definitely save some oled time.
Thanks again!!!
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Anonymous
2025-01-21T14:11:31+00:00 Thanks for trying to help but even that deons't work. We need a Microsoft update to rectify that problem.
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Anonymous
2025-01-21T18:50:55+00:00 Thank you for trying to help but even that doesn't work.