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Adilly650
Copper Contributor
Oct 28, 2021

Unable to put main taskbar on secondary monitor

I am a gamer from time to time and with Win10 I used to have my main taskbar on my secondary display so I could see time, notifications etc while running a fullscreen game. This was easy on W10 because you could just drag the taskbar where you wanted it and it would automatically swap out with the "lite" taskbar.

 

On windows 11 you have to just assign a main monitor which, if I select my secondary monitor to get the taskbar where I want it, all my games load on that monitor. 

 

It is also a hinderance when quick switching audio outs from Speakers to Bluetooth Headphones and other tasks that require access to the system tray (steam etc). Is there a workaround?

  • SalmanAhmed's avatar
    SalmanAhmed
    Steel Contributor

    Hi Adilly650 

     

    Please follow the steps below to configure the Windows taskbar:

    • Open the Settings by pressing Win + I
    • Go to the following location:
      Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Behaviors 
      Check the option, Show my taskbar on all displays as shown in screenshot

    • yupanquid's avatar
      yupanquid
      Copper Contributor
      This doesn't help with system tray. Is there a way of doing that? Cheers

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