Where is the taskbar in Windows 11? – Easy Steps

Windows 11 doesn’t have a host of new features and there are only a few that users may want to upgrade for. This is despite the fact that Windows 11 is a free update for Windows 10 users. An important and very obvious difference between Windows 11 and Windows 10 is the design.

Windows 11 has a new design and this new design comes with changes to some of the older Windows features.

Where is the taskbar in Windows 11?

The taskbar is the bar that appears, by default, at the bottom of the screen. It stretches from one edge of the screen to the other. The Home button is in the left corner and the group of icons, and the clock collectively make up the system tray in the right corner.

Windows 11 still has a taskbar and it is exactly where you expect it to be; at the bottom of the screen. Now it works a little differently, for example, you can’t right-click and open the task manager, and the start button, as well as all other pinned apps, are placed in the middle instead of to the left.

Customize the taskbar in Windows 11

If you miss the way the taskbar has always worked in earlier versions of Windows and you want the Windows 11 taskbar to look more like the Windows 10 taskbar, you can customize its appearance to that end.

You can move the Home button and pinned apps to the left;

1. Open the Settings application with the Win + I keyboard shortcut.
2. Go to Personalization.
3. Please select Taskbar.
4. to expand Taskbar behaviors.
5. Open the Alignment drop-down menu from the taskbar and select Left.

For remove icons / widgets from the task bar;

1. Open the Settings application with the Win + I keyboard shortcut.
2. Go to Personalization.
3. Please select Taskbar.
4. Turn the The widgets are turned off to deactivate them.
5. Turn the Turn off chat to hide Teams.

For customize the system tray;

1. Open the Settings application with the Win + I keyboard shortcut.
2. Go to Personalization.
3. Please select Taskbar.
4. to expand Taskbar corner icons.
5. Turn the The pen menu icons, the touch pad, and the virtual touch pad are enabled or disabled.
6. to expand Taskbar corner overflow.
7. Select which The icons should appear in the system tray.
8. Uncheck the icons you want to hide from the system tray.

conclusion

Most of the “new” behavior of the taskbar in Windows 11 is reversible. The only exception is the context menu. No matter what you do, as of now, there is no way to restore the taskbar context menu. You can only access the taskbar settings, but nothing else. Access to the task manager from the taskbar disappears until someone develops a third-party app for work.