Windows 10: Vertical taskbar takes up 1/3 screen width

Discus and support Vertical taskbar takes up 1/3 screen width in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Horizontal task bar works just fine but vertical task bar on left side (same problem on right side) is very wide with a small column of task icons in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Rollerdog, Jul 30, 2015.

  1. ROLLERDOG
    Rollerdog Win User

    Vertical taskbar takes up 1/3 screen width


    Horizontal task bar works just fine but vertical task bar on left side (same problem on right side) is very wide with a small column of task icons in the center. Basically unusable when a vertical task bar is configured. I've tried with and without Classic Start Menu and it does the same thing.

    PK

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    Rollerdog, Jul 30, 2015
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  2. YORGH
    YorgH Win User

    Can't resize Windows 10 Start Menu if taskbar is vertical

    I'm running Windows 10 Pro build 1511 on a Lenovo T450s. I have the taskbar aligned vertically along the left side of the screen. The problem is that the start menu will only come out about half way across the screen and won't allow me to drag it wider.
    I discovered a temporary workaround by moving the taskbar to the bottom and then opening the start menu and dragging it full width, and then moving the taskbar back to the left again. Except after some time, the start menu will revert to it's narrower width
    and then I will have to do that all over again. I also noticed while testing that if the taskbar is vertical, if I open the start menu and it is fully wide, it will allow me to resize it to the narrower setting, but then will not let me resize it full width
    again. I also tried testing having the taskbar vertically on the right and it misbehaved the same way. Is this a known bug? Is there a fix?
     
    YorgH, Jul 30, 2015
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  3. GREG.WO
    Greg.Wo Win User
    Vertical Taskbar - missing day of the week (DOW) in a third row [SOLVED]

    Unfortunately this not helps. Even if I expand width of the vertical taskbar to 50% of the screen then there is still only two rows of clock and date. I have 4K display, so there is clearly enough pixels too.
     
    Greg.Wo, Jul 30, 2015
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  4. VLATKO
    vlatko Win User

    Vertical taskbar takes up 1/3 screen width

    Yeah, it really sucks. I love having the taskbar on the left but in 10 it looks really bad.
     
    vlatko, Jul 30, 2015
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  5. ROLLERDOG
    Rollerdog Win User
    Are you saying it looks like this for everybody? I can't believe win 10 would be released like this.
     
    Rollerdog, Apr 4, 2018
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