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Windows 11 22533 breaks taskbar positioning.
It seems that the registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3 resets every time explorer.exe starts. For instance, if I change the position of the T...
I've found a work-around to this. It was in an article by Jessica Tanner on TipsMake.com (https://tipsmake.com/steps-to-change-taskbar-position-on-windows-11).
Change '03' to '01' as described elsewhere here but then IMMEDIATELY restart Explorer. Terminate Explorer and restart it. As Jessica writes, "Restarting Explorer is a required step, you cannot replace it by restarting the computer."
Change '03' to '01' as described elsewhere here but then IMMEDIATELY restart Explorer. Terminate Explorer and restart it. As Jessica writes, "Restarting Explorer is a required step, you cannot replace it by restarting the computer."
Unfortunately this does NOT work anymore (since 22H2). Any other value than "03" is immediately set back by the OS.
I used the TOP position since it appeared for the first time (W95) - as ALL menus are on the top! And I think it's an incredible overreach by MS, to force the users to arrange the desktop in the way THEY trhink is right. Let's hope MS will come to reason soon and give us back the freedom to choose...