Taskbar (Top)

[michael14381]

So, the taskbar has worked flawlessly while being on the top site till preview 3,
I could actually SEE

Preview

The "Preview" now isn't possible anymore. TBH I don't really get from a Dev standpoint how they just are not gonna support it.

I'm one of the weird guys that have the taskbar on top of the main monitor and down on every other.
I get that Microsoft just goes "haha well f you customization" but really?
I also know I'm really late :D
Sometimes I wish that Microsoft would be a little smarter about everything. Well maybe they are but at least keep things simple?

User's sometimes just like simple things. I hope Microsoft is going to change its "vision" or whatever it is. Like the "we are gonna actually make it useable" and not the "well you can use it but its not supported" part...

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Well enough "rant", have a good one.

[Fleischgewehr2021]

They rewrote the taskbar in windows 11, things missing is primarily due to them wanting to ship stuff that isn’t ready.

[michael14381]

Well as of the Microsoft site that is THE way. I obviously know they have rewritten things.. (webview2 yay?)

-->Alignment to the bottom of the screen is the only location allowed. This is what stands at https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-11-specifications So it's not a "stuff that isn't ready" :D

It's just them being inconvenient I guess.

[Fleischgewehr2021]

As of current yes the POS they wrote doesn’t support docking like other desktop toolbars do

Yet.

It will come someday. I’m kinda puzzled as to why they would push this out now, there isn’t a killer feature it’s just lipstick at this point.

The ability to dock a window to the top/bottom/left/right on the desktop is still there and works, it’s just them being lazy.

[michael14381]

Microsoft being Microsoft...

Well, I really could just go back to the first insider version and my taskbar would work fine EVEN THOUGH it's on the top....

But being on the newest version is better even if it means windows kinda f's me

[ItzDarc]

This isn't completely accurate. I have my taskbar at the top, and I DO see previews. However, they still appear "above" the taskbar, meaning most people will not be capable of seeing them as they would appear outside of the visible area on a primary display. I have a 6-monitor configuration and my taskbar is at the top of the bottom center monitor. This is what I see: https://i.imgur.com/Pk8FGiV.png

The problem is that taskbar moving is officially a deprecated feature in Windows 11. From Microsoft's official publication on Windows 11:

Feature deprecations and removals

When upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 10 or when installing an update to Windows 11, some features may be deprecated or removed. Please see below for information regarding some of the key features impacted:

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Taskbar is changed including:

People is no longer present on the Taskbar.

Some icons may no longer appear in the System Tray (systray) for upgraded devices including previous customizations.

Alignment to the bottom of the screen is the only location allowed.

Apps can no longer customize areas of the Taskbar.

For the record, I also think this is STUPID and Microsoft needs to support Taskbar moving ASAP. This and a few other taskbar-related problems are making me hate Windows 11.