My tech support guy hooked me up with this free registry file "Explored Patcher" It turns the taskbar back to Windows 10 format. I found it on Softpedia.
Windows 11 Taskbar unlock
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Anonymous
Hello,
How do I unlock the taskbar in Windows 11?
Thank you.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2022-12-27T20:30:43+00:00 I like mines on the side. Hopefully the will.
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Anonymous
2022-12-05T14:05:50+00:00 Nailed it. It has been brought to MS attention right after the 11 release
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Anonymous
2022-11-02T09:59:03+00:00 Yes, bring it back. Why would you even take away this functionality. MS should be adding features, not taking away things that work and that people use.
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Anonymous
2022-10-23T05:38:56+00:00 10 months from your comments and Microsoft is a slow moving company because nothing seems to have changed.