Windows 10: Windows 11 updates missing taskbar and slow computer

Hi Team,Few of our staff are having issues with missing taskbar following latest windows 11 updates.The computers are slowed down significantly.Is this issue known to Microsoft, can I please get solutions for it. We have tried few different options available online but nothing worked.Talked to device manufacturers all they mentioned is to re-image the whole PC.Best RegardsSam

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Updates slowing computer performance

Hi,

Listed below are possible causes why Windows is running slow:

• Too many application installed.
• Virus and malware.
• Corrupted system files.
• Outdated drivers.

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Do windows updates slow down the computer?

Very late to this one . . . but of course Windows Update slows your computer. It's not rocket science. Updates are patches . . . added code. The more code your computer is required to read and process, the longer it's going to take to do it. The more bloated the code, the more RAM it requires.

Or let me put it another way: most people update or replace their computers because they are 'getting slow'. Computers don't get tired with age - what could possibly be slowing them down?

Windows Update and driver updates are the worst culprits. And the general advice to always update software and drivers is misguided.

There are a million different configurations of PCs in the world. Microsoft and other manufacturers cannot test the software on every spec. Over time problems are discovered running software on specific hardware. e.g. Windows 10 running Firefox from an SSD, using intel HD graphics on an AMD dual core processor will hang if Adobe is installed.

Microsoft or Intel with issue a patch to fix this. This patch will installed on every machine regardless of its configuration. So, even if you don't use Firefox, have an SSD or a dual-core processor your machine will run whatever patch code to accomodate the non-compliant configuration - thus slowing the system down.

 

Windows 11 Taskbar Settings Missing

My new laptop came with a Windows 11 OS, but I'm unable to resize my Taskbar Icons; they're too large.

I also want to reduce the size of my taskbar itself, but that option is also not there.

The Taskbar Settings does NOT have a selection option to Resize them, as Microsoft and my vendor suggest.

It seems that these settings options are missing from the Windows Settings menu!

Is there another way to do this?

Thanks for your kind assistance.

Dennis E