How to move taskbar to vertical position in windows 11?

I'm a longtime user of Open Shell (formerly Classic Shell). Open/Classic Shell implement legacy start menu emulators all the way back to NT4/W2K (still my personal preference), but taskbar positioning is not and never was a feature of Open/Classic Shell.

To position the taskbar vertically under Win11, we need an additional 3rd-party tool. Explorer Patcher (also OSS) has done this trick for me and so far integrates smoothly with Classic Shell. With this, I got my familiar taskbar/start menu setup back. Nonetheless, I wish I could get this self-evident feature natively from Microsoft without having to use "hacks".

Ya, ya. So does Open Shell Menu which is free and open source.

These are great if you need it for your home-PC or, if you work for a company that isn't super strict about what you're allowed to install.

Same here!

Microsoft unfortunately degraded in it's developmnet skills. But not these guys.
https://www.stardock.com/products/start11/

I'm  happy I could return my vertical taskbar.

Many thanks. I've not downloaded it yet but looks like good news.

I'm sure there's many people who will be glad to see your advice!

Kudos!

Same here!

Microsoft unfortunately degraded in it's developmnet skills. But not these guys.
https://www.stardock.com/products/start11/

I'm  happy I could return my vertical taskbar.

Accessibility ImpactAs a neurodivergent user of Windows 11, I would like to point out that, by removing the ability to have a vertical taskbar, you have created an accessibility problem for many users.
Because I have an ADHD brain, I benefit from having things "at the point of performance" and being able to see things where and when I need them is critical to my continued productivity. This means that when I need something, I need to be able to see it. When I am required to search across grouped/collapsed windows or when windows has moved my needed application to the "..." because it wouldn't fit on the taskbar, I've been virtually kneecapped. Furthering my frustration, when an application icon has been moved to the "..." area, I can't move it so that it appears next to the other applications on the main taskbar area. It's just stuck there ...out of sight and out of mind.

Please do make it a priority to restore the ability to orient the taskbar vertically.