Windows 11 taskbar is getting fixed (but not in a hurry)

Date:
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:38:36 +0000

Description:
Microsoft is applying multiple fixes to the taskbar, but well be waiting some time for the cure to one of the biggest bugbears.

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Windows 11 is receiving further attention in terms of ironing out bugs with the taskbar, and theres been some fresh buzz from the grapevine suggesting that a major change to drag and drop functionality wont appear until late in 2022.

Windows Latest pointed out that the major development in the works requested by many the ability to drag and drop apps onto the taskbar, to swiftly and easily create shortcuts to the most commonly used programs is still underway as previously rumored , with Microsoft testing the feature internally.

The word from sources at Microsoft is that this capability will come to preview builds in a few months, but wont arrive in the release version of Windows 11 until later in 2022 itll come as part of the 22H2 update.

This aside, Microsoft is also busy on minor fixes for the taskbar, and that includes resolving an issue whereby the battery icon tooltip sometimes mistakenly shows a charge level above 100%. This fix has been applied with
the latest preview build 22523 (which emerged a couple of weeks back), and so it should be delivered in a cumulative update soon enough.

Other taskbar bug squashing in that preview build includes fixing an issue where app icons could overlap with the date and time display on secondary monitors, and the solution for a gremlin with ARM64-powered PCs which caused the taskbars core UI (search box, Start menu) to become unresponsive. Analysis: Microsoft dragging (and dropping) its heels but better late than never

The Windows 11 taskbar has drawn a lot of criticism for some of the changes made by Microsoft in terms of options for tweaking this part of the UI, and
in particular losing the drag and drop functionality which is a simple and core part of the Windows experience, lets face it.

As to the timeframe of the potential return of this feature and remember, this is just rumored, and only the plans apparently underway at Microsoft currently (which could presumably change) its a little disappointing that we may not get drag and drop back until much later in 2022, in theory.

That said, remember that there isnt a 22H1 update, as Windows 11 has dropped to a once-per-year cadence for delivering major upgrades, but its a long wait until what could be September or October 2022 (or possibly even later) for this feature to make its much-requested return.

We had hoped that maybe Microsoft could squeeze this move in with some kind
of a feature pack update beforehand or online service pack as the company
has renamed these with Windows 11 but it seems not, and drag and drop will only be in testing when it comes to the near-term future. Find out where to buy Windows 10



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