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Taskbar: Custom settings removed
I noticed that Windows 11 removed several taskbar settings that Windows 10 had.
Why settings like:
*Task bar buttons: Hide labels
*User small taskbar buttons
*Lock the taskbar
*Taskbar location on screen
Why were removed?
Everything is giant, even, have a 27" or 32" monitor.
I know that this can be changed using thirty party applications but on corporate world this is not a valid solution.
I am the only one that hate this change?
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Microsoft redesigned the taskbar in Windows 11 to align with a more simplified, modern aesthetic and to streamline the user interface. Some customization options from Windows 10 were either removed or relocated.
On larger monitors (27" or 32"), the default large icons and limited customization can feel inefficient. While third-party tools exist to restore some of these features, they are often not suitable for enterprise environments due to security, support, and compliance reasons.
Yes, I agree, but (personal opinion) microsoft screw up the taskbar. most customers could works without issues but is not efficient for muti tasking ussage. It is a shame...
In the enterprise setting, customization features are often necessary for accessibility or productivity, so their removal can be problematic, which is why third-party tools or registry tweaks are common workarounds.
Many power users, IT professionals, and enterprise environments share your sentiment. They prefer the granular control that Windows 10 provided, especially in corporate or multi-monitor setups.
Microsoft redesigned the taskbar in Windows 11 using a new architecture and modern UI guidelines. As a result, legacy customization options were removed to enforce a consistent, simplified design across all devices. These features are not available in Windows 11.
they were not removed at all because they are still posible to set them. they where hiden to force not use them.
moder UI consume lot of screen space that could be used for productive thing than just look fancy.
may be for who use 3 or 4 windows/apps is kot a problem but is not the same for who have several apps/windows at same time.
try outlook, open 10 emails, excel, word, file explorer, browsers, cmd, a few notepad (and many more) and then, try find something 😆
microsoft screw up the starbar...
Press Win+R and type regedit to enter the registry, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named TaskbarSmallIcons and set the value to 1 (small icons), then run PowerShell commands Get-Process explorer | Stop-Process -Force; Start-Process explorer as administrator to reset the taskbar.
