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Depending on who you ask, Windows 11 is a vast improvement over Windows 10, but there are still many ways that Windows 11 still fails to compare to Windows 10 in terms of functionality and customization.
One of the biggest complaints about Windows 11 is the lack of customization when it comes to the taskbar. With Windows 10, we were able to move it wherever we liked on the screen so if you wanted to move the taskbar to the top or side of your monitor, all you needed to was drag and drop it assuming it was unlocked. We also had many other options for menus etc. when right clicking on the taskbar. In this article, we will be showing you how to move the taskbar to the top of the screen in Windows 11.
As of this writing, there is no way to move the taskbar to the top or side of the screen built into Windows so we will be using a free app called Windhawk. This tool allows you to install custom “mods” as they are called that let you customize and tweak how Windows looks and functions.
Once you install Windhawk, all you need to do is go to the Explore section and do a search for Taskbar on top for Windows 11. Then you can click on the Details button and then on the Install button. Once you have the mod installed, you can enable disable it as needed or even remove it if you do not want to use it any longer.
Most Windhawk mods have configuration options that you can get to by clicking on the Settings section. For this mod you only have the option to change the taskbar to the top or bottom and also change the taskbar position for your primary and secondary monitor. Once you make a change, you will need to click on the Save settings button to have it applied.
As you can see in the image below, now the taskbar is at the top of the screen. When you click on the start button, it will still pop up from the bottom of the screen facing the right direction.
When you do things such as change your volume or hover over open programs in the taskbar, they will still show up from the taskbar itself.
If you do decide to disable or uninstall the Taskbar on top for Windows 11 mod, you might want to place the taskbar back on the bottom and save it before doing so to avoid any potential issues.
The free Windhawk software can be downloaded from their website.
If you are looking for a way to move the Windows taskbar to the side of the screen rather than the top as well as adjust its width, then check out this article.
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