This tutorial will show you how to change the taskbar position to any edge of the screen for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.9278 (24H2), build 26200.9278 (25H2), and build 2800.3086 (26H1), you can now change the position of taskbar on your screen. You can select the side of the screen you want your taskbar on: bottom, top, left, or right. In these other positions, tooltips, flyouts, and animations will still come from the taskbar, and most customization settings like small taskbar and never combine taskbar icons will work with all locations.
Support for touch gestures, Search box, and Ask Copilot in alternate locations is in progress. Auto-hidden taskbar and touch optimized taskbar are not yet supported.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8553 (Experimental 25H2) for Insiders, you can now use a touch swipe to invoke the taskbar when using alternate taskbar positions.
You can choose icon alignment for every taskbar position. Top-aligned or centered when the taskbar is on the left or right, and left-aligned or centered when the taskbar is on the top or bottom.
Reference:
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Contents
- Option One: Change Taskbar Position on Screen in Settings
- Option Two: Change Taskbar Position on Screen using REG file
1 Open Settings (WIn+I).
2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Taskbar on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Taskbar behaviors on the right side to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)
4 Under Taskbar position, select Bottom (default), Top, Left, or Right for the screen edge you want the taskbar on. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (left), step 3 (top), step 4 (right), or , step 5 (bottom) below for the screen edge you want the taskbar on.
2 Taskbar on Left Position on Screen
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Left_taskbar_position.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarLocation"=dword:000000003 Taskbar on Top Position on Screen
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Top_taskbar_position.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarLocation"=dword:000000014 Taskbar on Right Position on Screen
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Right_taskbar_position.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarLocation"=dword:000000025 Taskbar on Bottom Position on Screen
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Bottom_taskbar_position.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarLocation"=dword:000000036 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
7 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
8 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
9 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
10 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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