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Why is Windows 11 taskbar like that? Ex-Windows man explains

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: Former Windows manager explains design decisions behind it

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Microsoft Fulfills Arduous User Request: This Changes with Windows 11

Windows users can be pleased: According to media reports, Microsoft wants to shift the taskbar to the operating system. All details.

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The RegisterThe Register
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Why is Windows 11 taskbar like that? Ex-Windows man explains

: Former Windows manager explains design decisions behind it

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technewstube.comtechnewstube.com

Why does the Windows 11 taskbar hurt me like that?

Former Windows manager explains design decisions behind it A former Windows boss has explained why the taskbar in Windows 11 is the way it is and how he "fought hard" to stop Microsoft from removing customization options present in Windows 10. . . .

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Windows CentralWindows Central

Even a former Microsoft CEO was against the vertical Taskbar removals in Windows 11 — "I fought hard against the decision."

Former Microsoft CEO of Advertising and Web Services, Mikhail Parakhin, says he was against the decision to remove the vertical Taskbar in Windows 11.

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Windows Central broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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