Windows 11 Taskbar Customization Tutorial

[@qqq386]

I tried Win 11, and it's a huge step back from Win 10 in the accessibility area. Windows 10 Start menu and task bar are better thanks to all the customizable options. Win 11 feels more restrictive. Also, the Notifications centers felt downgraded

[@tinmancode]

where do i change my volume and toggle wifi without opening setting?

[@beaumaris1995]

I just removed it. Very very disappointed, includes extra steps to accomplish the same task in Windows 10. the task bar is a disaster and it is for this reason I will not upgrade to 11.

[@tinmancode]

My problem is solved. A good old restart. I think I'll stick with this and see

[@BoSaGuy]

@@tinmancode Okay, me too. But just remember you can't go back after 10 days from the day u installed windows 11, if you got it from a free upgrade from Windows 10.

[@tinmancode]

@@BoSaGuy I have a virtual machine for my day to day needs so upgrading the host to windows 11 is just a novelty I want to enjoy

[@far2kthoughts158]

This man is a legend. He included the registry location in the description. Well Played King.

[@giovannicarloni17]

but where do i have to paste that?

[@far2kthoughts158]

@@giovannicarloni17 Once you open the registry, it is at the top, it looks like a link. Just go in there remove what is already there and paste the registry location link that you have already copied.

[@yasu_red]

My issue really is the lack of a proper size option. I've always used the small taskbar in windows 10 and I like having extra space rather than a large taskbar for no practical reason.

[@meetjain5624]

go to display in settings and decrease the scale

[@yasu_red]

@@meetjain5624 You can't go lower than 100%, not everyone has a 4k display with >125% scaling

[@ReverseZooming]

@@yasu_red yeah thats my problem too my taskbar is so fat

[@runeguardian]

I am having the same issue. I always had my taskbar set to double height so the icons were on the bottom row and the top tow was the open apps buttons. I can no longer do that and have not found any way to do that again under Windows 11. Very disappointing on a grand scale. I had to remove so many things from my taskbar and start using the Start Menu instead so I can see my app buttons without them being squished into the far right of the bar.

[@JUNXO]

@@ReverseZooming lol

[@minecraftmike5193]

I've been binge watching these videos for two weeks and I feel so much smarter! Thanks Kevin

[@F3XBuilder]

I downloaded it from the link in the desc and it broke my laptop, thanks man

[@depaki]

downloaded the updated version and it doesn't even open for me it's useless

[@levi8781]

@@depaki Yea that app no longer works at all

[@sachinandanprasad7618]

@@levi8781 thank you

[@albertbk7938]

I just wish we could still use Groups and folders in the start Menu at least as an option. I use it and it helps me have all my important apps and folders Right in Front of me in the Menu and it's a big help. Having to go back makes it a deal breaker for me.

[@iamax8307]

Live tiles are much better right

[@albertbk7938]

@@iamax8307 well it can be a matter of preference but it's nice to have the option. For example in my case I have big Groupes like "content creation", "Maintenance", "Productivity" and, in theses, Folders also Named like "Office Apps", "GIS", "3D Work". It becomes very easy to access everything. I also have a groupe to just have easy access to important folders or folders I'm working on. It's just nice to have the option and those who don't want it can just turn it off. In my case it's a very important part of my workflow. 😅

[@DaleDix]

This is crazy. The first time since 3 that I won't be upgrading.

[@albertbk7938]

@@DaleDix yeah I'll just wait and see what will happen. I mean the feature is already there how hard is it to simply give the option to turn it off ? 😅

[@Gandiiv]

Dude, same. I cant imagine they never thought about adding that as an option...would love to have wider Start menu per my likes

[@patricknelson]

The fact that they’ve permanently combined tasks into single icons forcing you to hover and perform multiple clicks just to switch to another app is a *major* deal breaker for me. Wow. EDIT: Turns out there’s StartAllBack, _yet another_ hack to revert these changes. Yay for more and more hacks just to get Windows back.

[@mikev324]

Is it possible to get just get back uncombine taskbar icons without losing the look of the new start menu in windows 11? Can StartAllBack do this or will it also change the start menu? Wish there was a simple registry hack just to ungroup taskbar icons and get text labels back on taskbar icons.

[@slavic_commonwealth]

@@mikev324 exactly!

[@x3homes]

That was my only issue, not seeing the expanded icons on taskbar and text. This fixed it for me. Thanks

[@optmstpessmst]

making the taskbar small wasn't a great option, there were a lot of space between the icons and right hand side of the taskbar was cut in half

[@faraz-online]

No doubt the clock and system tray is found to be not resized well and I too had to revert back to normal.

[@rkb816]

Thats really a bummer

[@notfogzz]

Same the right side wasn’t aligned properly

[@rishavmazumder1966]

correct

[@carlonathanael4026]

yeah, i had the same issue as well

[@cmtm5108]

You're a legend, a living one.. Thank you, I have a Surface Pro & this means I can write or ''move around'', "in" the computer more freely without bumping something. Just little things like this make the biggest difference.

[@thegoldentheme5612]

You're the best, I was trying to move my taskbar to the top I watched many videos but nothing was like yours. 🙂

[@akhilalexg]

I don't why they removed it. It was possible in windows 10 by default.

[@thegoldentheme5612]

@@akhilalexg Yeah, probably cause, the wanted people JUST to keep their taskbar down?

[@fastandsteady2008]

@@akhilalexg Taskbar, according to Microsoft, at top didn't make Windows 10 look that good that is looked at bottom, but it may be giving more functionality to some people. Microsoft didn't want their new windows to look "odd" so they removed the option.

[@brazenserpent7]

@@fastandsteady2008 It looks better at the top in my opinion. Thank you, Reg Edit!

[@thegoldentheme5612]

@@fastandsteady2008 Imo it looks better on top

[@dyanmcmiller1722]

Thank you so much Kevin. Love this video. You're a savior. My laptop updated, adding a whole bunch of icons I didn't need or want. Thanks again for helping me get rid of them. I'm only going to jump on your videos from now on.

[@_UNISTAR_]

Man, thank you so much for such a concise, comprehensive, easy to understand and actually useful video.

[@cmtm5108]

💯⬆️👍

[@sal191_]

I wasn't considering downloading Windows 11 but I this video showcased plenty of features that changed my mind. Thank you Kevin for the topnotch content as usual 🙏

[@kenkri1984]

can you attach chrome shorcuts on window 11 taskbar?

[@sal191_]

@@kenkri1984 yup

[@signnn]

Yeah! windows 11 it's amazing for me.

[@HawkinaBox]

Thank you. It was driving me nuts on my MSI desktop that everything was in the center rather than on the left.

[@sillygabbyx]

I really liked the small icons with the taskbar, but it make my time and date get semi cut off. Is there any way to make the icons small without that happening?

[@ehwot2323]

the same thing is happening to me

[@masonroche]

Same here, we need a fix

[@Bett888]

i updated to windows 11 today and im really pissed of because of this

[@alastaircarter1867]

me too, would even like an option to hide the icons on the right entirely

[@kingdeedee]

I just updated yesterday and it's crazy that this has been a complaint for a month now. Such a minor feature that got in nobody's way but they removed it for what??

[@organicportalphobic9601]

This man is a simulated character . There’s no way he’s a real person

[@Codyslx]

@@fedup6127 Then what is a real OS?

[@sankalp2520]

@@Codyslx An OS that is real.

[@Codyslx]

@@sankalp2520 What examples of a real OS are there...

[@ATHARVplayz609]

Bro lookin like thiojoe from Ohio 💀💀💀

[@stephanierandall1170]

😂😂🤣

[@moshi29.]

thank u for the tutorial kevin! i just got my new laptop today and its windows 11!! this video is helpful thank u so much

[@MATRIXOFFICIALYT]

An Another Interesting Tech Video, I Was Wondering How To Customize The Taskbar, And Then I Saw This Video, I Guess He Can Read Our Minds, I Want To See Him Hit 1 Million Subscribers Soon...

[@alltypesofthings4559]

Looks like you are very innocent in this world and you are directly using windows 11 without using other windows

[@Blizmogames1337]

@@alltypesofthings4559 i know i had windows 10 at one point but i did not like windows 10 as much due to it was a bit messy in some areas and it sort-of bugged me

[@sumedhadixit863]

Your video is really helpful, I was trying to get the desktop icon in the end but was struggling. Other videos were not helpful but you did it man...thanks so much. Your videos are always helpful, have seen others videos on MS teams, outlook all were insightful and have helped a lot to organize work.

[@aadhilawal]

Honestly it feels as though they have made things much more confusing in windows 11, I prefer windows 10 due to the easy accessibility and freedom you have with it. Edit : after a week with Windows 11 I have realised that it is not bad as people say, although it is just a little harder to operate than windows 10 once you get the hang of it it is quite easy.

[@alovert1]

same lol regret upgrading to windows11

[@luffytaro689]

That's cause u r used to windows 10 if someone completely new to windows tries 11 it's much more easier comparatively

[@erichalim]

11 is a lot better, you just used to 10 version

[@muhammadshafiq1137]

freedom? Freedoooom??? You don't have freedom with windows my bro!!

[@Shiro_Kuma432]

its harder because its very different from 10.. but is more light.. I still trying to use it about a week.. I just got it yesterday

[@eyecatcherprincess]

i just noticed we can open apps then right click on it while at taskbar and pin to taskbar before i watched this! and this tutorial was really useful

[@kjbrocky]

It's so cool that you know all this stuff!!

[@robertmowery3370]

Kevin, You do the best explanation of anyone on KZbin. Please keep up the great work.

[@cordikland3454]

It would appear that moving the taskbar from bottom to top using regedit no longer works. I change the reg entry from 03 to 01 and restart Windows explore (or just reboot). The modified entry reverts back to its original value of 03.

[@JulieCampitelliSwipeNClick]

that is what happed to me also

[@Mahitito]

Thank you, you saved me time to find how to remove some icons that i didn't want on taskbar

[@turnswood]

Thanks, Kevin for the great videos that you do. The first time I used Windows, the copy that was installed on my system, the taskbar was on the top. That was Windows 3 or 3.1 (dark ages ago ;-) I have never used the taskbar on the bottom of any of my personal systems. I was really surprised when my wife's new computer upgraded to 11 and there was no (user) way to locate it to the top. I can understand adding new functionality but taking something away is going backward. As a rule, I very seldom update the registry...as Microsoft and others caution against it. Your instructions are very straightforward to make the change. I plan on sending the same message to Microsoft. Thank you for the work-around. Irv in Florida.

[@xDheNgzTxD]

how did you fix the issue with multi windows on same application ? i have 3 windows of the same browser open with different tab groups.. they dont show as preview when i hover over the icon

[@m1nt822]

I didn't really like windows 11 And I kinda wanna know how to go back to windows 10 But.. this is SUPER HELPFUL THANK SO MUCH :)

[@Aditya01234]

Kevin: D as in desktop .. (the smile lol)

[@smoothiethepotato]

I thought d means die lol

[@RunningWaterOhana]

Thank you so much! ❤ I've been racking my brain on how to change the task bar icons! Definitely subscribing, you're the best!

[@AvanishKesharwani]

Taskbar 11 is pretty interesting... Thanks for the tip Kevin :-)

[@dead-channel6842]

NO there is not so much flexibility in it Ex: I cannot add net speed monitor

[@JD_Therapy]

Thank You Kevin, I did manage to move my Taskbar to the top by editing the Register Editor with the info provided on your Description, very nice

[@mirrezaalikhan5412]

Thanks a lot Kevin I will remember what you said even though my machine cant run Windows 11.

[@aditya_asundi]

what limitation do you have?

[@mirrezaalikhan5412]

@@aditya_asundi My laptop is a 10 year old Lenovo Ideapad Z - 580

[@kxrannn.g]

@@aditya_asundi fuck my processor is 7th gen

[@MGMEDIAdesign]

Hello from Croatia and congrats for your work on YT... Everyone useful tips from you thanks... Next topics please: How to set the windows in W11 to NEVER COMBINE in the taskbar... Please please please 🙏💕

[@brazenserpent7]

I've successfully placed the taskbar at the top of the screen using this method. Thank you, man. But what about the flyout previews? The flyouts still come from the bottom of the screen. Is there a way to move them up to the top, so as to match the taskbar layout properly?

[@Somehow_Logical]

Live tiles gone, can't add a toolbar to see real-time network speed on taskbar,...And then this...☹️

[@mehshutup3041]

@@Somehow_Logical ah yes everything i never use

[@Somehow_Logical]

@@mehshutup3041Then just do what your username is.

[@Somehow_Logical]

@@mehshutup3041 Then, do what your username says...

[@NormTurtle]

not working in mine . i cant get it to top

[@dalnimoujo1496]

Thank you very much. I just upgraded to Windows 11 and your video helped a lot.

[@thenukadamsilu2517]

the fact that "genius hovindu " didnt come yet is kinda ironic

[@SavageGothamChess]

I am still watching the video 😂

[@JustBlankNoInfo]

😂😂roasted the poor kid so hard

[@thenukadamsilu2517]

@@SavageGothamChess LoL ok man great seeing u here

[@KWwest]

Geeze - happy to have found you - spent 30 minutes just trying to get the pin/unpin directions from other sites- which were all complicated, super confusing & provided several ways to screw up more. Your info rec'd and done in 1:28 minutes. Thanks!

[@mmadrigal]

Nice... thanks for all the help. Any hints on how to reduce the spacing of the icons on the taskbar? I don't have so many they overflow, but they do seem too far apart from one another.

[@x429darinn3]

lower the size

[@mmadrigal]

@@x429darinn3 i don't want smaller icons. i want them closer together.

[@music.by.enrico]

Thanks for the first tip!! I had a bit of a struggle until I found it!

[@vidadz7291]

ATT: Kevin Stratvert... Stop making Windows so complicated. You're trying to appeal to everyone, and you've messed up your whole operating system by doing that. Windows 11 is a complete, and utter disaster, nothing works as it should. Please try to convey this message to the top Kevin.

[@archiezervos1939]

installed TaskbarXI and it wouldn,t close and would hide half my apps in task bar almost ruining my computer

[@gl5816]

Thanks for this wonderful video. But how can I get the feature "Never combine icons on the taskbar" back again on Windows 11?

[@gl5816]

@amog tutoriel Thanks! Hope Microsoft could bring this nifty feature back.

[@andrewinspires]

Great vid. Love the Colombian music at the end lol. Cheers from Medellin.

[@alexislorenz2655]

Excellent job on this video. Great delivery, guidance, and support materials! If only we could have our functional taskbars back!!!

[@KevinStratvert]

Make sure to submit feedback by pressing Windows Logo Key + F... they have a team focused on the task bar and they read the feedback that comes in. My biggest pain point... dragging and dropping items to the task bar.

[@QUBIQUBED]

I turned on the option that makes your taskbar only appear when you move your mouse to the bottom of the screen. Does not work, taskbar will not change any behavior

[@fasihmehmood7410]

@@KevinStratvert how i can ungroup/never combine taskbar buttons in windows 11… Please make a video on it….

[@nincaru3807]

@@KevinStratvert Hi Kevin, I just sent a Suggestion/Compliant to Microsoft because as of today 3/26/24, this is still an ongoing issue. What a shame that Microsoft had to interfer with our productitivty. I wonder if they will get back to me. But thank you for all your great tutuorials. I just won't be making changes to the registry due to some comments.

[@DaTechGuyAU]

One of my favourites is the Start Folders which adds an icon next to the power button. Settings -> Personalization -> Start -> Folders

[@vbidou17]

Thanks Kevin for the great video. One of the big disappointment for spreadsheet heavy-users like many of us, is that it's no longer possible to Extend (and Title) the currently opened programs in the taskbar. This is unbelievable that MS dropped this feature. Even the option is not existing. Is there a way to reactivate it, you think ? Big thanks for the advise.

[@juliemarie5157]

I am absolutely losing my mind over this.

[@tribbs2000]

This totally does my head in !

[@menggtag]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH I WANTED THIS HELP THANK YOU!!!

[@flo.hebeisen]

Hey! Is it also possible to move the taskbar to the left or right with the method you've shown? (i'd imagine, it is with typing in 02 or 04...)

[@EnGieBenGie90]

Ah this is an excellent video, I was not enjoying the default task bar icon sizes, life saverrrrrrrr

[@lico1456]

Thanks Kevin! The new taskbar in Windows 11 I like, but I miss the possibility of inserting in the taskbar the new toolbars that were possible in Windows 10. It is possible to enable this facility through the registry editor or only with applications from third parties?

[@runethorvaldsen5024]

Same here. If I cant insert toolbars anymore I have to learn to work in a complete different way

[@krishanjohnson2222]

The amount of times he smiles. Excellent tutorial.

[@ravitejak271]

Hey bro , one week ago I got a developer update to my win 11. Now my taskbar isnt moving to top. Registory is changing itself to previous setup even I edited it. Update the video.

[@kacht345]

i have a similar problem. i want the taskbar in the centre so the start menu is would also be in the centre, but registry always puts it back to the left after a while.

[@ravitejak271]

@@kacht345 now my taskbar is in centre no problems

[@AppleBro]

your speech are great man and i think all your subscriber are understand easily thanks man

[@cathum]

Interesting - thank you, is there a way to make the font on the monitor larger?

[@NomadOutdoorAdventures]

*Thanks I got a lot of information out here that I need*

[@enrome]

Moving Taskbar to top doesn´t work on Win 11 22H2

[@PU2TRG]

Thank You for make my Taskbar the way Microsoft should do as default.Thank You for the application.

[@intidigitalconsultingco.6273]

Hello Kevin, How do you rearrange the position of the icons on the taskbar? In W10 was easy to move the icon just by grabbing it and placing it to right or left. The icons are stuck in any order are placed by W11 on the taskbar.

[@CarlaaaChuaaa]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!! I just updated to Win11 and the default taskbar size was just too big for me, and I initially couldn't find any setting that would decrease its size. Now I'm good. hahaha THANKS AAAAAAAAAA LOTTTTT!!!

[@dionombler4015]

Thanks Kevin. Love watching your videos. Makes us all smarter 😃. I do have a related question to this video: I used to use the Quicklaunch facility where I right-clicked Win10 taskbar, up to Toolbars and added a New toolbar which pointed at a folder containing all my most useful links and this was permanently docked on the right of the taskbar. The upgrade has removed this and I can't see a way to put it back. Has is totally disappeared? If so, knowing you, I'm sure you have a smart work-around.

[@primexontopx]

OMG UR THE GUY THAT LITERRALY TEACHED ME EVERYTHING ABOUT PYTHON

[@HgArgen]

Is criminal what Microsoft did with the taskbar in Windows 11 💩.

[@grantpenny1181]

Thank you so much. This was so helpful. I was about to go back to Windows 10 but this helped.

[@sanatdesai]

Hi Kevin ! Thanks for the wonderful tutorial. Indeed very helpful and easy to follow. I just need one more information which is not given in this tutorial and I am also unable to figure it out. The taskbar can populate only 20 odd icons. I have around 32 icons on my taskbar. But I can see only 20. How can I see the balance 12 icons. Even if reduce the size of icons, still I cannot see the balance. In Windows 10, there was a sign for overflow. So it was easy to roll to next page. I will sincerely appreciate if you can please help me in this. Thanks in advance. Cheers !

[@johnnewton3335]

thanks Kevin, helped me loads. your videos are always clear, concise and to the point.

[@sabinusukachi4779]

Todaaay, I wanna thank Kevin for educating me and debunking those earlier reports saying that It is impossible to change Windows 11 taskbar settings, resize it and pin apps to it. Once again, thank you "Kevin-Microsoft"!

[@Blueskywatcher]

Thank you. Keeping this video forever.

[@Rushy_The_Creature]

You're a masterpiece man❤😢.. I tried many things to move my taskbar, but nothing worked. Finally I met your video. GRATEFUL THANKS FOR YOU

[@learner-_-]

it isn't working for me. howd you do it? please help

[@Rushy_The_Creature]

@@learner-_- as I think Windows should be updated at least 22H2 mr. And I updated the windows 10 to 11 before 2 days as I remember. For windows 10 it didn't work.😊 Magically it worked after a lots of lots of damn solutions. For Dell inspiron it works. I don't know others' 🤔

[@abhishekaaryabgp]

taskbar transparency settings is awesome 👌 thank you

[@peacebypunch2648]

Win11 task bar can't move sideways was really a showstopper, especially when wide screen monitors are getting more popular. I dug around and found out about Startallback, which solved the problem very nicely.

[@mospeada1152]

This is a good tutorial and helps in many areas; however, unlike Win10, an open app doesn't display the appropriate window. ie. If I am working with two Word documents, I am unable to readily see which to select!

[@TheAbulletAway]

Great video. Was hoping to see how to unlock the taskbar and move it to another monitor without having to change the default monitor. It was simple to do in 10. I'm an hour into Win 11, have watched three videos and no one seems to be talking about it. Is this even possible now?

[@bertvantol9669]

Just one dream in Windows 11. Taskbar transparent on top, and Time and Calendar in the middle, just like MacOS

[@kevinu.k.7042]

unlocking the Taskbar would be good.. Thanks for the great video.

[@Saf_x]

This is amazing step by step, thank you man

[@Roswell01Area51]

This guy is a genius.

[@ylmonkeyU2]

Thank you, you've saved my life!!! 😂🤣😊 But still trying to make Quick Launch icons bigger!

[@barukpj6020]

Pretty pretty cool and useful, thanks a lot bro... you really helped me out... Now, my pc is set

[@lorenakademar5267]

Very interesting...especially the size of the icons

[@bensettle194]

I love these videos, so well explained, tyvm !!

[@brawlstarsmomentsandvideos6530]

Great video! Very clear voice. Easy to understand

[@hogne]

Any tips on how to re-enable being able to drag and drop files between programs on the task bar? They actually REMOVED it from Windows 11. Unbelievable!

[@19ksunnyy12]

thank you, you were so much help and i love my taksbar now and everything that i have change from this video than you

[@Phar2Rekliss]

The only problem with resizing the size of your Icons is that the icon spacing does not change they just get smaller but the overall length of your taskbar doesn't change so you can have more quicksand icons showing. Also it ruins the height of viewable stuff in your taskbar. So this changing the icon size doesn't fix the problem of not seeing all your quicklaunch apps you used to have.

[@Dudeplayze]

Thank you kevin! I just switched to win 11

[@TecnologiaTurk]

Kevin! You are the best. I watched your videos for almost two years. But Windows 11 UX is similar to Windows 10.

[@TecnologiaTurk]

You are the record holder.

[@patrickmwanza1884]

your videos are always helpful man ......thank you

[@4zozxq]

alot of people says that windows 11 is bad and not worth it but in my side i say that its a good upgrade from microsoft

[@gerardt.5172]

Very informative content. I'm curious to know which software you used to easily zoom in & zoom out on areas of your screen from 7:02 to 7:10?

[@TheMovieUniverse]

i stupidly upgraded to windows 11 today. it looks horrible! why cant they leave a good look alone!!!!???? you video helped me so much! Thank you!!!!!

[@pecosb5221]

Thank you very much Kevin...I like to know more about windows 11.

[@thinker1056]

Thank you. Nice presentation very helpful

[@jeffmiller8950]

Excellent video... very easy to follow and navigate to the right location for resizing - well done! One question, and that is, do you use the 32bit DWORD option even with a 64bit system or should you use the QWORD that is 64bit?

[@ReapersLove69]

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[@aminrodriguez809]

Dude!!! Awesome! you are my favorite AI!!!

[@donshelton9103]

Would you please make a simple vedio showing printer icons and when you click on it, then all extra pages will stop printing and clear the printer. Really like your vedios.

[@m.l.hartlen539]

Another great tutorial , thanks! One thing I am struggling with is showing windows side by side. It used to be a right click and quick change in Win 10, do you know how to do this in Win 11? I don't like having to hover over my window to remember what is there. Thanks in advance to anyone who knows this answer.

[@ryshardochodzki1253]

an absolute world championship!

[@evilvash0]

just recently upgraded to windows 11 honestly gonna give it a shot till 12 comes around which isn't that far off and I'll just get a free upgrade to pro version of it yet again but thanks for the help this vid helped out a lot PS even if 11 is the way it is at least I appreciate its not terrible windows 8 till we got 10 was fun staying on 7 till 10 released but I never wanna experience a OS like 8 ever again.

[@baguette_GGG]

It helped alot.Thanks!

[@hullw1]

Taskbar behavior .... task bar to left NOT centered......Thanks you Thank you... 80 million you tube to show how to use regedit... you showed how to do it with the personalivation i was just about ready to give up..

[@microsoftsarker]

Nice... thanks for all the help