Windows 10: What happened to the 'lock taskbar' and option to make taskbar icons smaller?

I've just changed from Windows 10 after resisting it for some time to Windows 11. Where are the quick and easy ways to make the taskbar icons smaller and to lock/unlock taskbar? Improvements are suppose to be just that, not make things harder. I just want to fit the day of the date on the taskbar like I did in Windows 10. I believe I did this by making the icons smaller then the day just automatically fitted in between the time and date. I have to unlock the taskbar first, to do it but I don't know how anymore. I haven't found anything straight forward on the internet about this, eithe

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Video Thumbnail on Taskbar

The feature is called Taskbar preview and is not supposed to remain open after you remove the cursor from the icon. So it is working proper when it closes preview once the cursor is removed from the Taskbar icon.

EDIT: I have seen Taskbar preview stick and stay open before myself even after the cursor has been removed but that not suppose to happen and I don't know for sure why it happens in the first place but I'm guessing it has to do with memory running low .....

 

System Icons on taskbar

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

Are you referring to the clock system icon on the taskbar?

If so, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

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  Click on the search bar on the taskbar.
  
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  Type system icons.
  
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  Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.
  

Hope it helps.

 

ThrottleStop 8.60 Stays in Taskbar

Hello!

I have an issue with ThrottleStop 8.60 (And 8.50U) staying in the taskbar when minimizing and not going to the notification area. The notification icon is there but it is always in the taskbar too. If I check 'Minimize on Close it still stays in the taskbar. Is this a bug or does anyone know how to get it off my taskbar and only in the notification bar?

Thanks!!!