Window 11 Taskbar size

WHY WAS THIS ABILITY REMOVED?!

Why can I not resize the taskbar so that I can stack apps?! I HATE apps combining and not showing what is open (i.e., just an icon). I have multiple e-mails, Excel, Word, chats, etc. open at the same time and need the QUICKEST way to get to them. Resizing the taskbar is that solution. Windows 11 is maddening. There is absolutely no improvement for the "regular" user - maybe there is for more technical folks. But I would argue that is the not the majority of their users.

The other ridiculous and nonsensical prohibition is the Quick Launch toolbar!

I understand why more and more organizations are moving to Apple products.

Hello,

Make sure your scaling is set to the right value.

However, if you're not happy with your taskbar size, a modification in the registry may help you.

Press Windows + R and type "regedit"

Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Right click, select new, DWORD (32-bit) value.

Name it "TaskbarSi".

Double click on it and set the value to:

0 - small taskbar

1 - normal taskbar

2 - large taskbar

After that, close regedit and make sure to restart your computer.

Hope it helps!

Cheers

Dear Microsoft, please bring back the option to use small taskbar in Windows 11. It's eating up way too much screen real estate for me and my colleagues.

While you're at it, please add an option to disable Taskbar Overflow. We already have the "Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels" option, but when this is set to "When taskbar is full" then Taskbar Overflow kicks in before the application tile labels are hidden - so I get large application tiles and the three-dot-menu. Surely that is not the behavior you expect it to have?

Seriously???? To change ONE element of the desktop you're saying to re-scale the entire desktop???? What MORON thought removing the ability to resize the taskbar was a GOOD idea??? They need to be FIRED immediately, and banned from ever touching a computer again. Breaking basic functionality for absolutely NO usable reason smacks of some bonehead who had to find some way to justify their paycheck for the week.

And the registry hack? DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE! This is the sort of user-hostile, intentional breakage I see the Gnome Project implementing on a daily basis. But as they're all a bunch of Microsoft Fanboys, this is probably where they're deriving their inspiration from.

Hi there, I am John J.D., a fellow Microsoft user like you.

I understand your concern, and I'm here to help. There's no direct setting to resize the taskbar in Windows 11, however, you can adjust your display scale to make it more comfortable for you. Simply go to Settings (Win + I key) > System > Display. Under "Scale & layout," adjust the Scale value to the recommended or slightly higher setting. Try testing different scale percentages one at a time until you find the one that suits you best.

Let me know how it goes.

John J.D.