Windows 11 users rejoice - the case of the disappearing taskbar has been solved

Date:
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:38:07 +0000

Description:
Microsoft addresses Windows 11 taskbar issues with a Beta Channel preview build, promising respite for users experiencing glitches and delays.

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Earlier this month, some Windows 11 users noticed that their taskbar was behaving strangely and disappearing following a recent update - and it looks like Microsoft has now released a fix for the annoying bug.

A new preview build has been released in the Beta Channel of the Windows Insider Program this week that looks like its bringing fixes for multiple reported issues, including the taskbar problem, which saw it appearing as a blank space for some users, before slowly reloading.

The Windows Insider Program is a Microsoft-run community for professionals
and Windows enthusiasts who would like the most up-to-date information about new developments, and the ability to try new features and versions of Windows in order to provide feedback ahead of their release to the wider user base.

BetaNews also writes of another taskbar-related error thats apparently been plaguing users for weeks: whenever they would load Windows 11, it would take several seconds for the taskbar to appear.

These sorts of task-bar related issues are annoying for a number of reasons, the biggest of which is that it becomes a lot harder to start and run applications, and limits the users ability to actually engage with the OS, since the Windows 11 taskbar is such an essential part of the operating systems user interface. (Image credit: Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock) The nature of the Beta Channel update

The newly-created fix is only available in the Beta, Dev, and Canary Channels of the Windows Insider Program for now. This means that Microsoft is still testing and collecting feedback about the build, and it will probably take a couple of weeks before it makes its way to the Stable Channel (through which most users get updates that are in their final iteration and deemed ready for release by Microsoft). BetaNews speculates that this release could fall on Marchs Patch Day which is March 12, 2024.

At the moment, the build thats currently available in the Beta Channel
doesn't introduce any major new features, and the focus of this update is specifically the fixes for the reported issues above. Other updates in the preview build, according to an official Windows Insider Blog post, include a new badge for Widget notifications to notify users when there are unread Widget notifications, and higher quality Widget icon images that should
appear sharper.

While Windows 11s taskbar problems did take a little while to be addressed by Microsoft, and seems the vocal backlash finally got the company to spring
into action, its good that the problems seemed to have been finally fixed. If you absolutely cannot stand the faulty taskbar behavior, you can join the Windows Insider Program (which is free), and then join the Beta Channel. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... How to fix a stuck Windows update Windows 11's 'February 2024 Moment' update is bringing new AI and accessibility features - plus no more Bing blackmail (for some people) Windows 11s latest update reportedly fails to install for no reason, and some users are getting really frustrated



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-users-rejoice-the-case- of-the-disappearing-taskbar-has-been-solved


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