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Enhanced Taskbar on Windows 11: How to Quickly Enable it
Make the most out of the Taskbar with new features
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Updated onOctober 30, 2024
updated onOctober 30, 2024
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Taskbar is a vital part of Windows, offering easy navigation between apps and helping launch the Search menu, Microsoft Teams Chat, and a few other utilities. But not all users appear pleased. If you are one, the Enhanced Taskbar in Windows 11 would be a great addition.
Taskbar is the most debated component of Windows. Ever since Windows 11 was first released, users were unhappy aboutdrag and drop not workingand losing out on other functionalities. Microsoft has made amends, but the Taskbar, in its current form, is still far from perfect.
Though with Enhanced Taskbar, you will have more customizations and can configure settings for a personalized experience. Keep reading to find out all about it!
What is Enhanced Taskbar in Windows 11?
Enhanced Taskbar is a bunch of additionalexciting features and customizationsMicrosoft plans to release to regular Windows 11 users.
The features are currently live in the Windows Dev Channel, Build 23466. Once these are reviewed, Microsoft will soon release them to regular users. Here are the significant changes you will find in Windows 11 Enhanced Taskbar:
How do I enable the Enhanced Taskbar in Windows 11?
1. Download ViVeTool
2. Use Enhanced Taskbar
That’s all about Enhanced Taskbar in Windows 11 and how to enable it. For a more personalized experience, you can downloadWindows 11 customization software.
How do I disable Enhanced Taskbar in Windows 11?
For those of you wondering how to disable the Enhanced Taskbar, it’s just as simple. All you have to do is run theCommand Promptwith administrative privileges and run these commands:cd C:\cd Vivevivetool /disable /id:44520430vivetool /disable /id:43572692vivetool /disable /id:41950597
These are similar to the ones we used earlier, with the difference thatenableis replaced withdisable.
You now know the changes introduced after enabling Enhanced Taskbar in Windows 11, how to access these in no time, and the steps to get rid of the (presently) experimental feature.
Before you leave, find out how tomake the Taskbar appear transparentand some quick tips tochange the Taskbar size.
We also have a guide on how toexpand Taskbar to 2 rows on Windows 11, so don’t miss it.
For any queries or to share your review of Enhanced Taskbar, drop a comment below.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
Windows Hardware Expert
Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
