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Move taskbar
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BERNIE KEPKE
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How to move taskbar from bottom of screen to side of screen.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
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BERNIE KEPKE 0 Reputation points
2025-09-11T21:07:32.27+00:00 Q&A assist method doesn't work.
Lock/unlock taskbar not available in Settings.
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Erland Sommarskog 134.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2025-09-11T21:41:32.33+00:00 -
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Estrella721 39,880 Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-09-11T21:39:12.88+00:00 Hi, thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum. I’m happy to help.
Currently, Windows 11 does not support moving the taskbar vertically to the left or right of the screen, unlike Windows 10. It remains fixed in its original position. Since this is a community forum for users and developers might not see this, I recommend requesting the feature directly from Microsoft developers by pressing Windows + F and providing detailed feedback.
This way, they can be notified and may consider including it in the future. Thank you!