How to Move the Windows 11 Taskbar to Left or Right and Customize

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If you’re one of the many people who are finally using Windows 11, you’re probably playing around with all of thenew features that are available.

One of the first features you may want to play around with is the ability to reposition the Windows 11 taskbar to the left or right, or how to further customize it in different ways. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how.

How to Move the Windows 11 Taskbar to the Left

One of the things you’ve probably noticed the first time you launched the Windows 11 operating system is the fact that the main taskbar icons are centered in the middle of the taskbar at the bottom of the desktop.

Two positions are available in the taskbar settings for you to reposition where the start menu icon and app icons appear in the taskbar. You can place these to the left or to the right side of the screen (this is actually the center of the taskbar, since the time, date, and system icons are at the far right).

Do you prefer the standard left location for the Start menu and app icons? Setting this is simple.

When you changed the setting, you should have noticed that the Start menu and all taskbar icons are now aligned on the left side of the taskbar.

If this is good enough, you can stop reading this article now. But if you’d like to position thesetaskbar iconsin other locations on the desktop or further customize it — read on.

Related:Missing that Windows 10 style? Learn how tomake Windows 11 look more like Windows 10.

Move Windows 11 Taskbar to Top of the Desktop

If the left or center of the taskbar isn’t enough flexibility for you, you can also place the taskbar at other positions on the desktop as well.

You can do this with a simpleregistry hack.

Type any of the following values depending on which position you want to move the taskbar to.

As you can see, it’s pretty easy to move the taskbar position wherever you’d like to place it on the Windows 11 desktop. But there are a few additional ways you can customize the Windows 11 taskbar as well.

How to Customize the Windows 11 Taskbar

There are a few other ways you can customize the Windows 11 taskbar. You can do this in the Taskbar Personalization settings in Windows Settings.

To do this:

Once you customize the taskbar, just return to the desktop to start using it.

Of course, one last method you can use to customize what shows up on the dashboard is similar to what you could do in Windows 10 — pinning or unpinning app icons.

Just right-click any app that you want to remove and selectUnpin from taskbarto remove that app icon from the taskbar permanently.

This is the easiest way to customize which app icons appear on the taskbar whenever you launch Windows 11.

Love it or hate it, Windows 11 gives us a new user interface that may not make everyone happy. However, at least there are some different options to choose from when it comes to the Windows 11 taskbar.

Ryan has been writing how-to and other technology-based articles online since 2007. He has a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering and he’s worked 13 years in automation engineering, 5 years in IT, and now is an Apps Engineer.Read Ryan’s Full Bio

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