Windows 10: Lock the taskbar option in Windows 11

Dont, see the option to unlock the taskbar. Only auto hide

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What happened to the 'lock taskbar' and option to make taskbar icons smaller?

Hello jarragum,

Good to see you in Microsoft Community.

In Windows 11, Microsoft made some changes to the taskbar compared to Windows 10, including the options you mentioned. Here's an overview of the changes:

1. Lock/Unlock Taskbar: In Windows 11, the option to lock or unlock the taskbar has been removed from the taskbar context menu. To lock or unlock the taskbar, follow these steps:
   
   1. Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar.
      
   2. Select "Taskbar settings" from the context menu.
      
   3. In the Taskbar settings window, toggle the "Automatically hide the taskbar" option to lock or unlock it.
      
   
   
   
   

If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best Regards,

| Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Lock the Taskbar in Windows 11

My Taskbar buttons change position too easily as I move across the Touchpad and keyboard. I want to lock them so they stay in the same order. I would also like to change the height of the Taskbar as it takes up too much of my screen. I checked on this site and there are a couple of answers that suggest this is not possible in Windows 11. If that's the case, how is Win 11 an improvement on Windows 10.

 

toggle to switch taskbar location from bottom to right and back

Suggest you try simply dragging the taskbar with e.g. that command as a first step.

Then (and I don't know quite how you'd make use of it):

Unlocking taskbar: see Option 3 for useful info:
Lock or Unlock Taskbar in Windows 10 | Tutorials