How to move taskbar to vertical position in windows 11?

Anonymous
2023-04-14T02:18:58+00:00

How do I move the task bar from horizontal position to vertical position? Company just installed windows 11 and I can't seem to figure out how to move it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-21T08:30:36+00:00

    I totally agree with this post having just installed Win 11 to find this funtionaliy is missing is extremely frustrating.

    MS dropped the ball on this one

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-09T14:43:39+00:00

    Totally agree with you but what we can do? This topic is almost 2 years old. For me its clear that MS just doesn't want to restore vertical taskbar, its their intention. I dont understand their reasons. I think at some point in the future somebody will develop windows shell (now its explorer) replacement.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-09T13:09:33+00:00

    They didn't just remove it accidentally and merely fail to bring it back - they actively fight against 3rd parties trying to do so.

    I also preferred the Windows 10 Explorer context menues and personally liked the Win10 tiled Start Menu.

    Instead of keeping these options as opt-in features they hid them away or - as for the Start Menu - removed it entirely with 2H24.

    All of these features (and more) can be brought back via ExplorerPatcher but M$ does not like that at all.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-08T16:56:27+00:00

    I've just changed to Windows 11 on my new laptop and I'm amazed that it's not possible to position the taskbar vertically.

    Microsoft - can't you see how many people need the taskbar in a vertical position? Why would it be so difficult to enable this possibility?

    Disgruntled user.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-09T19:57:43+00:00

    Are you nuts?? Believed in your new fancy UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 11 fullscreen boot-time ad!!!! Agreed... Instant disappointment...
    Thank you for also moving all my desktop icons though. YOU FORGOT TO SET A WALLPAPER? Of course you didnt forget to install some freemium ****. FFS
    There is a program which does start menu better than WHOLE MICROSOFT - https://www.startallback.com/It can move this **** to the left side of the screen. facepalm. BUT ITS FREEMIUM. WINDOWS-STYLE

    https://www.startallback.com/LuckilyLuckily I only use windows to play games. Linux for work. Wish you all the same.

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