Remember the great previous days when you can resize the Windows taskbar by merely grabbing it together with your mouse and dragging it to the specified place? That choice is totally eliminated in Windows 11, together with a variety of different helpful taskbar options. You can’t transfer the taskbar to the edges of the display screen both, for instance.

It’s onerous to know why Microsoft selected to take away really helpful options that customers have turn out to be accustomed to through the years. The Windows 11 taskbar is an annoying step backwards.

But when you miss having a narrower or wider taskbar, it’s really doable to regulate the dimensions of the taskbar in Windows 11 as effectively. But you need to use the registry editor and that—because the spine of Windows—has the potential to go fallacious.

So our normal warning applies: Editing your Windows registry isn’t troublesome, particularly this small change. But there are at all times dangers when tinkering with the registry, so when you’re not absolutely comfy doing so, don’t do it. And simply in case, again up the registry earlier than making any modifications. Let’s get to it!

1. The registry

Start the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button, typing regedit and urgent Enter.

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2. Key

In the registry editor, browse your method to the important thing (folder) HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Explorer Advanced.

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3. Dword

Right-click on Advanced and choose New, and 32-bit worth (DWORD). Name the brand new worth TaskbarSi.

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4. Value

Double click on in your new worth and set it to 0 for minimal, 1 for default and 2 for largest dimension. Restart Windows 11 and your taskbar would be the new dimension you chose.

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This article was translated from Swedish to English, and initially appeared on pcforalla.se.