The Windows 11 taskbar is one of the big changes to the user interface level of the latest Microsoft system. And also a controversial component since its launch. The general public will see it more elegantly at first glance when we add a centered dock and a new start menu, but it has lost usability, flexibility and customization compared to Windows 10.

Needless to say, the toolbar was designed from the ground up for Windows 10X. The version was originally designed for two-screen mobile devices, where Microsoft needed to simplify it. It was ported to Windows 11, which meant a loss of functionality. It was simply not designed for desktops, and some of its shortcomings may arise, inability to move sideways (or up) or inability to drag files onto it.

Windows 11 taskbar changes?

Microsoft Product Manager Tali Roth has spoken out against the voices calling for a redesign / enhancement of this component, which is essential in the interface of any operating system. And we don’t have good news because Microsoft doesn’t plan to. The arguments of the agent are not convincing.

Roth says so “There are a number of issues with the ability to move the taskbar to different places on the screen. When you think about having a taskbar on the right or left, all of a sudden the workflow that all applications have to do to understand the environment is huge. ”.

That complexity may be true, but why can windows 10 do this without problems and not windows 11? It is not understood. Microsoft also cites “engineering difficulties” to change that now, but the argument is also falling apart given that a third company, Stardock, with much less resources, using Start11, you managed to move the bar up.

The executive also says it will change to the Windows 11 taskbar it is not a massive requirement: “When we look at the data, we know there is a group of people who would like change, but compared to a group of users who ask for other features, it’s really small. So for now, we will continue to focus on them. “.

Another debatable argument given that the taskbar (and its shortcomings) comes first Feedback center, the official feedback center, where users request changes to the system. Microsoft may have other data based on its internal metrics and priorities, but then you may want to ask yourself why we’re trying to engage feedback.

We’ll see what happens in future updates like Windows 11 22H2. It is incomprehensible that drag and drop function files in taskbar applications since it is present in Windows 10 and earlier and is very useful for increasing productivity. They also don’t understand why you cannot pin applications or files directly bypass the Start menu.

The same can be said about inability to move the bar up or to the sides whereas Windows 10 works perfectly. We believe that for the above reasons. The Windows 11 taskbar was ported from the Windows 10X taskbar and was not designed for the desktop.