News How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11

[Admin]

With a simple registry tweak, you can get small, medium or large taskbar and icons.

How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11 : Read more

 

[targetdrone]

This feature will be removed in the next release version, just like the reposition of the Start Menu.
Hopefully Classic / Open Shell will be stable by 2025 when It's time for a new computer.

 

[royalones]

One small issue I see with resizing the taskbar - the network / volume / date & time icons in the far right corner don't seem to resize. they seem to settle the bottom of the bar with the date nearly being cut in half.
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[Soaptrail]

This feature will be removed in the next release version, just like the reposition of the Start Menu.
Hopefully Classic / Open Shell will be stable by 2025 when It's time for a new computer.

Why would the remove useful features? MS should allow this just like Windows 10 in the settings menu.

 

[sadsteve]

Because they think they know better than you. Don't you remember the Windows 8 fiasco?

 

[Nestea_Zen]

as opposed to unlocking the taskbar and resizing it the old fashioned way. how classy 2010s design.

 

[tvdwouw]

It does not work any more. Also the option TaskbarSmallIcons to 1 is no longer working.
Why MS is so stubborn is a mystery....

 

[AxelOhneSchweiss]

At me (21H2 (22000.282)) 🤔

• "0" = Small (the clock position is awful)
• "1" = Default
• "2" = Large

 

[Steve_1951]

Thanks, unfortunately this only works on my Main Monitor. I might just keep it though.

 

[Bill_55]

There is no need to reboot to test the different taskbar sizes. Leave Regedit open. Then open the Task Manager and restart the Windows Explorer process after each change. The taskbar will reflect the change after each restart. All 3 taskbar settings can be viewed in less than a minute.