349 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar tags

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How to change size of taskbar in windows 11

The taskbar is so large it blocks out the bottom of the page I am looking at

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-01-29T13:24:07.45+00:00
david zimmer 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-07T01:53:01.6466667+00:00
Darnell Joell 0 Reputation points
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SHOULD WINDOWS 11 NEED "LOCK THE TASKBAR" FEATURE LIKE WINDOWS 10 THAT CAN MOVE TASKBAR ON 4 EDGES OF SCREEN AFTER KB5120998 UPDATE?

I think Microsoft need to add "Lock the taskbar" on Windows 11 like Windows 10 to move taskbar on 4 edges of screen easily after KB5120998 update for Windows 11? What do you think about that? Comment below.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-09-05T14:33:14.7933333+00:00
Vinh Khang Lê Đình 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-05T14:45:25.19+00:00
CrazyKats 19,245 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

windows 11 search box and start menu search turns completly blank and empty after searching something

Ive just purchased this new windows laptop, and the first issue ive ran into is having the search box and the start up menu box being completely empty/blank, i do not recall of when this happened but it was just there. Ive made a new user and on the new…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-09-03T17:45:00.7+00:00
Kian Jafari-Jozani 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-05T08:32:01.3766667+00:00
Clary-N 15,745 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

eliminate notification box display

I want to turn off the notification box display when I access the calendar display from lower right corner toolbar. How?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-05-14T17:43:30.3366667+00:00
Steve Adcock 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-02T18:03:38.4833333+00:00
Ahrne, Tomas 0 Reputation points
4 answers

how to see my computer on windows 11.

I updated my computer from windows 10 to windows 11, now I can't find my computer like I had with windows 10. Any ideas? Moved from: Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-11-30T19:21:47.8133333+00:00
Dave Wheat 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-02T05:18:57.9466667+00:00
abid ali 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Taskbar activation zone when using auto-hide feature in Win11 is blocking app contents

I've been updated to win11 yesterday, and i found not only its taskbar gets wider than win10, the activation zone in windows 11 (or the zone to identify when to unhide the taskbar) gets way larger than windows 10, which only expands the taskbar when…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-11-02T12:18:08.8833333+00:00
108 sider 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-31T02:52:46.6766667+00:00
Zachary G 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Taskbar keeps hiding

I like my taskbar to show all the time. I know how to go to settings-taskbar personalization- I want to click on "Show my taskbar on all displays". I see it but it is dim and will not let me click on it. How do I make it an option so I can…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-30T02:18:56.11+00:00
Peggy 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T12:26:04.77+00:00
Horace Wiggins 530 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Build 26340.9233 Taskbar

The taskbar settings did not change to the new location for taskbar, lower, top or left side.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-29T15:36:11.4666667+00:00
Mike Greer 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-29T15:39:08.8366667+00:00
Mike Greer 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Taskbar icons not showing after reset and cache clear (tried all fixes)

Hi there! I’m having an issue where some of my Microsoft taskbar icons are not displaying (they appear blank), even though the apps themselves open normally. Other apps like Adobe and Canva appear not to be affected by this issue. This started after I…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-18T21:53:03.4933333+00:00
Katie Jane Németh 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-24T22:09:02.3666667+00:00
Katie Jane Németh 0 Reputation points
2 answers

no taskbar

no taskbar shows up. i cant access start menu even!

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-23T04:42:17.05+00:00
Ken Gibson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-23T05:16:47.64+00:00
DaveM121 929.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

News feed option missing from widgets

I have done everything suggested in Widget control. The widgets board has NO News category. Feed is set On. I have restarted computer. Widgets is working fine with weather, sports, stocks, games etc. But NO News Feed anywhere. The gear icon does not…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-22T21:31:21.41+00:00
Warner Swarner 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-22T21:56:28.8066667+00:00
Warner Swarner 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I change my quick settings?

On my taskbar, it seems to have updated and now shows a studio settings button instead. However, I wanted to keep my bluetooth. I don't have an edit or remove key and I have a Yoga 7 2 in 1 14IML9. Please someone give me a step instruction on how to fix

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-21T06:06:59.9633333+00:00
Emma Price 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-21T06:46:20.81+00:00
Emma Price 20 Reputation points
4 answers

How to delete an icon in Hidden icon menu in Taskbar

How do you delete an icon from the Hidden icon menu?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-20T15:32:50.24+00:00
BobBohacik-8782 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-20T23:11:25+00:00
Paulo GM 72,055 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

I have multiple monitors and would like the task bar to show on both monitors

I have a Dell laptop with Windows 11. I have an old Dell monitor hooked up to it as a secondary monitor. Everything works fine, except I would like to see the task bar on both monitors and not just one of them. Is that possible, how?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-08-13T20:41:41.12+00:00
Debbi Harms 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-20T05:27:21.5833333+00:00
Dave Wilson 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Task Bar covering up things. It is on top instead of in the background?

My task bar is overlapping everything on my system. It is on top instead of in the background. How do I fix this I cannot do my work the way it is.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-19T16:07:07.95+00:00
Lisa Loghry 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-19T16:55:41.64+00:00
Onyx Is here 4,770 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How do I restore my Windows 11 taskbar?

I'm just starting to use my new Windows 11 Laptop... At first the 'Taskbar' was displaying normally, at the bottom of the screen. But, several days ago, it disappeared and no longer displays at all. I just re-updated my Windows installation, and…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-12-12T19:33:05.53+00:00
SeanKaWits 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-19T11:35:51.71+00:00
Joe Floersheimer 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Display of notification icon in task bar

Hi. I started using the new version of outlook when it released. It displayed perfectly the enveloppe when I received an email. I noticed few weeks ago that it stopped showing me the enveloppe. I checked: The settings in outlook and windows indicate that…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-07-06T16:41:41.0466667+00:00
Mathieu Lavallée 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-18T01:44:54.1133333+00:00
Cici 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows 11 - Explorer

In the new version of Windows 11, for some unknown reason, the word "Explorer" appeared next to the folder name. What is this for and how can I remove it? Not only is it incredibly visually annoying, but it also makes the folder name line…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-14T20:14:53.69+00:00
commented 2026-08-17T08:04:15.2466667+00:00
Clary-N 15,745 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

how do I permanently unpin an app from the taskbar

I know that I can right click on an app and then unpin from the taskbar, however, next time I turn my computer on, the app is back on the taskbar. How do I permanently unpin an app?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-06-22T17:12:39.7366667+00:00
Kari Forrester 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-16T15:53:10.3633333+00:00
Gritsnich 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Wifi icon and sound clock icon not displayed in the Windows 11 task bar

My laptop didn't not show the wifi symbol and sound icon in Windows 11

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-15T02:56:50.1233333+00:00
Donghui Wu 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-15T09:13:33.1433333+00:00
Kapil Arya 38,446 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator