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Sean Endicott

Vertical taskbars are back in Windows 11, but not from Microsoft

Start11 on Windows 11 with a vertical taskbar on the left side of the screen.

If you miss the vertical taskbars seen in previous versions of Windows, Stardock is here to help. The latest beta version of Start11 adds support for vertical taskbar, bringing back the oft-requested feature to Windows 11. Start11 supports placing a vertical taskbar on the left-side or right-side of your screen.

Over 55,000 people have viewed this specific Microsoft community post about vertical taskbars on Windows 11. Thousands have commented on similar posts on Microsoft's website. Many other people have gone to Reddit and other forums with similar requests. But to this point, Microsoft has not fulfilled requests to add a vertical taskbar to Windows 11.

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