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Win11 taskbar only at the bottom of the screen - it needs to be changed!
Yes, customizability should always be an option for the users.
There is feedback posted in the feedback hub about this, if users want to view, upvote and comment on it over there. Use this link - https://aka.ms/AAd2ifw
- MrMeeSeekzBrass Contributor
PLEASE GIVE US CHOICE!! Just because Apple does it doesn't mean MSFT should too! Please stop trying to be a copycat and allow us to ungroup!
- cparedesCopper ContributorWhat idiot thought it was a good idea to take away the "UNGROUP" taskbar items? Now we have to hover and inspect the tiny font on the icons before selecting where we want to go. This is counterproductive - not a good move Microsoft! I have been a Microsoft Systems Engineer for 45 years and today after the upgrade to Windows 11 I am thinking it is time to move to Apple devices.
- smith328cCopper Contributor
Agreed, we really need this feature back. Grouping the items on the taskbar is murder on productivity!
- opalsetBrass ContributorWhy on earth did you not allow ungroup items on the taskbar - please put this back it currently hell on earth and kills productivity - grrrr
- Corey1975Copper Contributor
This is a very significant problem, being unable to group icons. It creates a bottle-neck, where each time you need to switch to another document, you go down to the icon and select which one of the grouped documents you wish to review. this is complicated with only 3 documents. This is very cumbersome with 10 grouped documents. But, this is physically impossible to keep track of when you are interacting with a couple dozen or more documents that are grouped. Said another way: there are many tasks that could be done in the normal course of using windows 10, and other versions of windows, that simply can no longer be accomplished with Windows 11. For this reason, I would consider this mistake to be one of the leading Microsoft errors that I have seen over the last 10 years or so (even in comparison to many of the compounding productivity errors that have been implemented in recent years in Word, as an example, where multiple clicks or several menus are now required to do simple tasks that used to be accomplished with one click in a fraction of the time). Significant loss of productivity is not a viable trade-off with anything. opalset
- TheShaunSawSilver Contributor
Yes, customizability should always be an option for the users.
There is feedback posted in the feedback hub about this, if users want to view, upvote and comment on it over there. Use this link - https://aka.ms/AAd2ifw
- TheDuke725Copper ContributorOf course, I somehow don't have access to this link. Imagine if MS actually would have to deal with feedback [/sarcasm]
- A1-A1Gold Contributor
Sorry, this is a link for Insider program participants, so it may not work for you.
below in this thread is a tip to the application ( Feedback Center )
Best regards
- A1-A1Gold ContributorYes thank you very much please such a notification, that's why this post!
- A1-A1Gold ContributorI find that the ability to customize the taskbar is great!
Missing this in Windows11 is strange – as a Microsoft community you have to report
errors in the development of Win11 - because that's how I judge!
Please write reviews on this topic - welcome!- TheoleeCopper ContributorThe Taskbar really needs to have the ability to ungroup, it slows things down having to look and pick which window in the group you want instead of just picking the one you want.
- vedang444Copper ContributorI don't get what was wrong with the feature that it had to be 'removed'. In W10, you could select whether you want to use it or not, which was perfect for everyone. Now it's forced. This is bleeding efficiency and productivity. Please get the feature back!!
- Mykie1971Copper Contributor
Please bring back the option to "ungroup" items on the task bar! Having to alt/tab through 15-20 windows at a time is severely time-consuming.
- Computer_Jock254997Brass Contributor
Mykie1971 While I definitely do not have as many grouped task bar items as you do, I agree that the option needs to be restored. Make sure that you also send this request to Microsoft sing one of the previously mentioned methods.
- CecilSheepCopper Contributor
A1-A1 yes please restore the ungroup items on the taskbar
- samjomaaCopper ContributorThis is a stunning misstep by MS to remove this option. Forever docking the taskbar to the left of the screen had been my preferred option. The reason is very simple, the screen is always wider than its height. Developers need to work around the issues and bring this option back.
- LDillingerCopper ContributorI agree, not being able to move the taskbar to the left side ( I keep it there in Windows 10) makes it very difficult to see the whole screen on a 15" laptop. Using full screen is not always practical. I hope that Microsoft in all of its wisdom changes the ability to move the taskbar around.
- the ability to move the taskbar is not a single switch.
They have redesigned the taskbar technically, albeit it is still tied with explorer.exe, quite unfortunately, I am sure they will get rid of these old shell stuff.
- mengelmanCopper Contributor
A1-A1 Horrible, horrible decision. It takes five seconds after upgrading to W11 to run into this issue and hate the entire thing. Haven't even used it yet, but the dice is cast and my mind made. This is such a blunder, it erases any potential gain from the upgrade. The task bar needs to have the ability to ungroup. Period. A disaster that should have been caught during the first ten seconds of testing.
- Carole66Copper Contributor
Users should be able to customize their experience, including placing the taskbar in the optimal location for their work habits.
- Computer_Jock254997Brass Contributor
Carole66 I agree, Windows 10 was much more user friendly and configurable.