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Can Windows 11 display multiple rows in the taskbar? How?

I want Windows 11 taskbar to display the active applications in multiple rows in the taskbar. (Just like Windows 10) How can I do this?

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2025-07-16T20:00:39.6933333+00:00
Tom Pod 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-16T22:09:04.0866667+00:00
Ben-V 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SQL Server 2022 installation error on windows 11 pro with error "Could not find the database engine startup handle"

I am trying to install SQL server 2022 on windows 11. But the installation always gets stuck on SQLEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc_Cpu64 Then after some time it shows an error: - I have tried everything from completely uninstalling, to…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
SQL Server | Other
asked 2024-08-16T09:25:44.7233333+00:00
Nazir Abubakar 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T21:27:14.7+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 122.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
0 answers

`netsh encryption` commands are missing

I am trying to configure DNS over HTTPS in Windows 10 Pro. My current version is 22H2. My screen does not match the following documentation:…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
asked 2025-07-16T20:53:10.2733333+00:00
Razvan Chisa 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-07-16T20:58:24.5066667+00:00
Razvan Chisa 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Random Windows Deactivation

System OS: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 (With Extended Support) System Hardware: Onyx Zeus 227S / 228 All-In-One PC Activation Method: Multiple Activation Key (MAK) Description: We activated multiple systems with MAK and confirmed all system activated…

Windows for business | Windows for IoT
asked 2025-06-30T15:15:55.2233333+00:00
Allen Li 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T20:09:26.05+00:00
Allen Li 0 Reputation points
3 answers

802.1 X settings is lost after inplace upgrade

We migrating Windows 10 22H2 to Windows 11 23H2. After upgrade computers can't connect to LAN cause it lost all 802.1 X settings and fall to guest LAN with no access. We export settings through netsch before and after upgrade and it miss everything we…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2024-08-05T15:36:33.2233333+00:00
Belan Marek 56 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T20:01:59.0733333+00:00
Bob Brinley 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Investigating M365 Connected Experiences disablement despite no Cloud Policy

Suddenly, all user's Connected Experiences have been set to Disabled (HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Cloud\Office\16.0\common\privacy\controllerconnectedservicesenabled REG_DWORD 2). This prevents them from any Optional Connected Experiences such as…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2025-07-03T15:05:59.2733333+00:00
Michael Gostischa 16 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T19:38:42.8833333+00:00
William Young 0 Reputation points
3 answers

How to pin this PC to taskbar in windows 11

Hello Microsoft. I am trying to pin this pc to the taskbar in windows 11. i saw someone doing this and wanna try it. Can you help? Thank you.

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-04-28T20:42:16.21+00:00
Yoyo Nossier 80 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T18:39:26.3366667+00:00
Judy Bryan 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Default App for "Mailto" link opens endless tabs and e-mail windows until PC crashes Windows 11

The mailto protocol in Windows 11 is repeatedly trying to open - it rarely ceases and tends to lock up my computer. Under Default Apps -> Mail, I have tried changing this to Google Chrome, Outlook (new) and Mail and Calendar App but all have the same…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2024-07-22T14:53:36.45+00:00
Susan Taylor 10 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T18:30:54.32+00:00
YadavAbhishek 0 Reputation points
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Need Accurate result Size on Disk using Powershell Script, When Bytes are Null

Problem Statement: Not able to get accurate value for Size on Disk for App-V folder , I tried using below PS Command based on the length Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { try{ $size =…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | PowerShell
asked 2025-07-16T11:32:48.76+00:00
Ashish Jaya Karkera 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-16T17:48:16.5733333+00:00
MotoX80 36,501 Reputation points
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How can we setup Azure AD seperating Intranet AD and Internet AD?

How can we setup Azure AD separating Intranet AD and Internet AD? I have below azure design. on prem >> site to site >>Landing FW>>application gateway>>vNET Internet >> Application gateway >> internet…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Networking | Software-defined networking
asked 2025-03-11T06:19:44.3633333+00:00
AzurePro 60 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-16T17:25:21.5366667+00:00
Joseph Tran 935 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Can not raise forest functionality to 2016?

I cannot raise forest functionality to 2016. Domain has been raised to 2016. Cleaned up our sites, DNS, and all our DC's are either 2019 or 2022. In domain and trusts it is not an option to raise forest functionality. Using Powershell with admin…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
asked 2025-07-15T23:43:26.88+00:00
Carlo Colon 1 Reputation point
edited an answer 2025-07-16T17:15:56.2+00:00
Joseph Tran 935 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to fix "Windows cannot access \\Server\personal\name\desktop

62 years old here. Not techie. My laptop is connected to our Windows Server in my home town and I have been working in different city. I have been logging into my laptop using my server's credentials (username, password) the last 4 years until this…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | System management components
asked 2025-05-17T04:15:54.3033333+00:00
John Tomas 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-16T17:07:06.0566667+00:00
Joseph Tran 935 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Error code: Wsl/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/HCS/ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND

Hi, Could you help what module is being referred here ? Where can I find more details on this error and what exactly is not found ? Thankyou.

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2024-04-17T21:04:54.7466667+00:00
Manju 110 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-07-16T16:17:24.29+00:00
Imran mughal 0 Reputation points
16 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I delete the EFI partition and then expand another partition

I first opened this issue in the MicrosoftAnswers community and before I could report back, it was Locked and moved somewhere (message did not indicate where). I was making progress and am pretty close to the end. I hope I am in the right place. I was…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2025-07-10T03:29:22.5833333+00:00
Chuck Balogh 1 Reputation point
commented 2025-07-16T15:55:56.6566667+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan 1,166 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
4 answers

WiFi option has completely disappeared from Windows 10 PC Desktop

My dad's PC has suddenly stopped showing WiFi as an option to connect to the internet. It has always been there before and this is how he was connecting. When I open Network Settings, it shows Not Connected with No WiFi option on the left menu: I tried…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2024-07-02T19:57:05.94+00:00
Valerie Jackson 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T15:52:50.6966667+00:00
SH 0 Reputation points
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Is it possibile in CSP Perpetual to downgrade from Win server 2025 to win server 22 and than, upgrade again to the 2025 version?

Is it possibile in CSP Perpetual to downgrade from Win server 2025 to win server 22 and than, upgrade again to the 2025 version? For the period during which Windows Server 2022 is in use, and it functions both as the RDS license server and as the current…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2025-07-16T10:28:33.1+00:00
Andrea Firriolo 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-16T15:29:21.58+00:00
Andrea Firriolo 0 Reputation points
2 answers

why can't I move the taskbar to side of screen? Completely outrageous

No more detail needed. why take away features people use? I've had the taskbar like that for over 20 years. Now my work has changed to Windows 11 and it can't be moved. Depressing

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2025-07-16T09:14:49.1+00:00
Jibb 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-16T15:09:00.2266667+00:00
Michael Taylor 60,346 Reputation points
3 answers

Find physical host name of Hyper-V VM machine

I have a hyper v vm which I used to access remotely. By mistake I changed the gateway and now I am unable to access. I forgot in which server this VM is created in. Is there any way I can change the gateway or get to know the hostname of the server where…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked 2024-07-15T09:53:50.9866667+00:00
Navneeth Singh VA 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-16T14:43:37.18+00:00
Nikolay Ivanov 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows 11 Black Screen on Login

I am experiencing a black screen when attempting to log into Windows 11. Here are some screenshots of the issue for reference:

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2025-07-16T00:26:37.95+00:00
Christopher Booth Whiddon 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-16T13:47:04.8+00:00
Smith Pham 1,795 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Why can't I move my taskbar FULLY VERTICAL on the RIGHT side for Windows 11 update???

Dear Microsoft Team, I am writing to express my deep frustration with the fact that, in Windows 11, the taskbar cannot be moved to the right side of the screen in a fully vertical orientation. This is not a minor inconvenience—it is a critical usability…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-04-10T14:12:35.5666667+00:00
Brown, Stacy 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T13:42:20.4166667+00:00
Adams, Felicia 0 Reputation points