Microsoft says changing taskbar position isn't important in Windows 11

Microsoft recently held an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session on YouTube, where engineering and product teams answered questions about Windows 11’s latest features and capabilities. One of the topics discussed was the option to move the taskbar to the top or side of the screen. If you've been waiting for this feature, bad news: Microsoft doesn't think moving the taskbar is important enough, and it's likely that the feature won't be coming anytime soon.
The Start menu and taskbar are one of the most controversial changes in Windows 11. Microsoft threw away the old taskbar during development and made a new one from scratch. Therefore, developers must decide which features need to be ready for initial release, which features can be postponed, and which features are not worth the effort. The option to move the taskbar falls into the last category.
Long story short, Microsoft believes that bringing back the removable taskbar is too much work for too few users. Here's how Microsoft product lead Tali Roth explains the situation:
There are a lot of challenges when it comes to actually being able to move the taskbar to a different location on the screen. When you think about placing the taskbar on the right or left, all of a sudden the backflow and all the work that apps have to do to understand the environment is huge.
When you look at the data, while we know there is a group of people who like this and really appreciate it, we also recognize that this group of users is really small compared to others who are asking for other features . So for now we will continue to focus on the things I hear more painfully.
This is one of those things that we're still continuing to look at and we'll continue to seek feedback, but currently we don't have a plan or firm date for when or if we should actually build the side taskbar.
The logic behind the explanation is easy to understand. With a Windows install base of more than 1.3 billion devices, Windows enthusiasts are a vocal but relatively small community. Microsoft needs to constantly balance its priorities of satisfying its die-hard fans and retaining all audiences. Often, Microsoft's decisions favor a larger user base and hurt enthusiasts.
But the interesting thing about the Taskbar is that the Feedback Center directly conflicts with what Tali Roth said. The ability to move the taskbar was the most positive feedback, with over 17,600 likes and 1,200 comments. Unless Microsoft has another tool to get more feedback from "regular" users, you can tell that quite a few Windows 11 customers want Microsoft to bring back missing features more than anything else. People don't want stickers on their desktop. They want the missing taskbar.
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