Like the Start menu, the Taskbar in Windows 11 has gotten a thumb's down from a lot of people, mostly because it's much less customizable than its Windows 10 counterpart. In Windows 10, you can move the Taskbar to any of the four sides of the screen, combine taskbar buttons, change the size of the buttons, and increase the height of the taskbar itself. None of those capabilities are available in Windows 11, at least not in the current version.
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If you want a more robust and user-friendly Taskbar in Windows 11, there are several changes you can make in the OS itself. If those don't do the trick, you may want to try a third-party utility to further enhance the Taskbar. Let's look at your options.
Tweak the Taskbar
First, you should review the different ways to modify the Taskbar to make it look and work according to your preferences. Right-click on any empty area of the Taskbar and select Taskbar settings. Here, you can remove icons for certain programs that you never use so they don't waste space. These include Search, Task View, Widgets, and Chat. Turn off the switch for the ones you don't want to see (Figure 1).
Scroll down further. The next section lets you add a menu for a pen or stylus, a Touch keyboard, and a virtual touchpad to the Taskbar. If you're using a