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Microsoft finally begins testing Windows 10-like smaller taskbar for Windows 11 after removing it in 2021

Summary by Windows Latest
Microsoft previously told Windows Latest that it’s working on a smaller taskbar and plans to bring back resize controls, similar to Windows 10. Now, we’re already seeing early signs of a smaller taskbar in Windows 11 preview builds ahead of the public rollout. In fact, the movable taskbar is also partially working in existing builds. When Microsoft released Windows 11 in 2021, it dropped the ability to move and resize the taskbar. In fact, early…
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Four years after simplifying the task bar from Windows 11 to the forceps, Redmond seems finally ready to correct the shot. A preversion build shows the return of a real compact task bar, closer to that of Windows 10 than the current option limited to small icons.

Microsoft has started testing a smaller taskbar in Windows 11, similar to the solution in Windows 10. As described by Windows Latest, the first elements of the new option are already visible in builds for testers, and work is also underway on restoring the ability to move the taskbar.

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Windows Latest broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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