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Windows 11 bug - Cannot move the taskbar to the Side or top
We run hospitals and have 86,000 workstations that we will be upgrading to Windows 11. However, one HUGE stumbling block has been the broken Taskbar and that it will no longer move. We have clinical apps that have their own Taskbars at the top and the bottom so we HAVE to have the taskbar set on the Side. We have UEV that roams the setting.
However, with Windows 11 that functionality seems to be removed. It is very annoying that Microsoft is removing functionality and dumbing things down.
Can they please fix it. We have had Moving taskbars since Windows 95. I cannot believe they removed that feature.
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- I have been using Windows as my primary platform for more than 25 years, and not so uniquely, I have always preferred my taskbar to be on the top.
When on top it persistently allows me to quickly and naturally move my mouse up to select a new app rather than the not quite as comfortable and much farther action to drag down action. Throughout time, even back in the 1990's, for all of my Windows based devices this was never a problem, until Windows 11.
Knowing there are published "hacks" to alter the registry to one of the 4 standard locations for the task bar, bottom=3, top=0, then left and right as 1 and 2 for the data setting, why is the mobility of the task bar NOT a standard default feature as it has been for more than 20 years?
Are we to understand a function of screen territory and object placement has become so difficult for the development team? How can that be, you've been doing this for more than 25 years?
Please advise on when your team will begin the roll-out of the update to rectify this exceedingly simple concept that hundreds of thousands of Windows user take advantage of, or at a minimum find a more usable methodology. Ergonomically speaking, the taskbar with Start Menu at the top of the desktop keeps the user's head more upright and straight forward than the default and locked(?) position at the bottom of each monitor screen. This would be the reason for allowing users to put the task bar anywhere they want it on the desktop monitor screen. Does anyone at Microsoft care there are fewer features in Windows 11 than in Windows 10 Pro, or Windows 7, or Windows95 for that matter?!
- 100% agree. I also want to look up to save my neck. It is so frustrating that even with regedit I can not move it to top. I have to download third party software. What they were thinking at Microsoft?!
@microsoftFeedback
I have been well known in my career to be the one with the "weird"->"where is you taskbar" setup
But I am willing to educate myself by the experts.
What I want to learn from Microsoft directly (hopefully in this forum ) is ..
.. was there a focus group /technical reason for removing the feature
.. will the feature be coming back and if not why not
Now I wait for Microsoft to respond concisely and directly answering all these questions.
In regard to the community .. Windows is built to do data harvesting while using a computer. The user is consenting to share data upon install and committing to have read the privacy policy. The feature helps nothing in that endeavor.
Windows 11 is out for a while .. this has not been fixed as of yet (date: 12/17/2022 10:49 EST)
My take on it .. sharing opinions is a forum is great .. making an app in the app store that anchors to any point on the screen and allowing you to add shortcuts while selling it for $1 potentially will make you a millionaire. (I would buy it) .. coders get cracking !
- Insane - what are Microsoft Thinking removing this?
- This is very annoying screw you Microsoft and your infinite wisdom
Microsoft, please return the ability to move taskbar to the side of the screen. I've always had mine on the right side and having it locked to the bottom is quite annoying. I'll be reverting to Windows 10 until corrected...
There's a company out there that makes ridiculous decisions that have nothing to do with customer experience; it's the company that removes headphone jacks from their phones, obsoletes biometric login features in favor of ... more biometric features. I didn't think Microsoft was that kind of company - to make dumb decisions that force all users into the same box based on their "all knowing" ego. But the evidence now points to things falling apart under Satya Nadella's leadership and arrogant, worthless decisions creeping into their 'new vision.'
Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay should be fired. How do you let a basic function like task bar location get removed from the software - and how on earth do you approve the launch of the software with such a major issue?- They would say, it's your problem. 2, 3, 4....
- I have pinned the taskbar to the right side of my screen for years. Until Microsoft allows this again, I will not be upgrading.
OakRoseStudio same. If I wanted to own an Apple product, I would have bought one. Bring back my Windows functionality and stop making decisions on my behalf.
- Better to submit this via Feedback Hub app to let MS know this. As this is kind of important feature for mission-critical devices.
- are you sure this hasnt been removed? also is there a list of things that have been added/removed from going from windows 10 to 11?
