how do u move the taskbar to the left side of the screen

That does not move the task bar to the side of the screen it only moves the buttons which are on the task bar, which remains on the BOTTOM of the screen.

How do you move the actual task bar, like you could in previous versions of windows. Some people do not want the task bar on the bottom of the screen.

The given answer is obviously wrong. Microsoft was too lazy and stupid with Windows 11, which is arguably the worst OS Microsoft has ever produced, to allow for the movement of the Taskbar. I've read that it can still be done by changing the Registry. That didn't work for me though. I can't wait to dump Windows 11.

Hello Lauren, how are you doing?

Welcome to the Microsoft community!

I'm glad to be able to assist you at this time.

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To move the taskbar to the left side of the screen in Windows 11, you can follow these steps:

1. Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar. A context menu will appear.
2. From the context menu, select "Taskbar settings." The Taskbar settings window will open.
3. In the Taskbar settings window, find the "Taskbar alignment" option.
4. Click on the dropdown menu next to "Taskbar alignment" and select "Left."
5. Once you select "Left," the taskbar will automatically move to the left side of the screen.

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This system update is pathetic. Everything that has been done is worse than in previous version. It looks crappy and you took away the good features. Why the hell do you make my computer feel like a damn smartphone? I don't want it! I think your lazy asses could at least provide quick revert function so that the system looks and feels like previous version while keeping the "enhancements" of the new version.

This is incorrect. All this will do is shift the icons within the taskbar to the left side of the taskbar, as opposed to how they are normally centered on it. However, the taskbar itself will remain at the bottom of your screen. Previous versions of windows allowed you to simply click on and pull the taskbar to different edges of the screen which was very convenient. I've been searching on and off for days but can find no way to move the taskbar to any part of the screen other than the bottom when using windows 11. Very annoying as I'm using a setup with an auxiliary screen under the main screen which makes it nearly impossible to un-hide the taskbar :(