--- title: "Windows 11 is finally getting a movable taskbar, and it only took Microsoft five years" url: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-is-finally-getting-a-movable-taskbar-and-it-only-took-microsoft-five-years-36gg4vkv3 source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-finally-getting-movable-taskbar-took-microsoft-five-years/ type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-04-03T21:32:16.949Z updated: 2026-04-03T21:32:52.103Z tags: ["microsoft", "windows"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Windows 11 is finally getting a movable taskbar, and it only took Microsoft five years **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has officially announced that Windows 11 will finally support a movable taskbar, a feature absent since the OS launched in 2021. The delay stemmed from a full taskbar rewrite in modern code, which made repositioning technically complex due to app layout re-flow requirements. The feature has been elevated to Priority 0 (P0) status, signaling it is now mission-critical. Beyond the taskbar, Microsoft is also phasing out web-wrapper apps in favor of native performance and scaling back the forced Copilot integration to workflows where it genuinely adds value. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Microsoft's rumored Windows 11 revamp initiative is confirmed with a movable Taskbar](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-rumored-windows-11-revamp-initiative-is-confirmed-with-a-movable-taskbar-d5afmduf9) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Microsoft teases Windows 11's vertical taskbar — then deletes the video](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-teases-windows-11-s-vertical-taskbar-then-deletes-the-video-9wuvwmdmj) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft’s plan to improve Windows 11 might actually win me back](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-plan-to-improve-windows-11-might-actually-win-me-back-vonbmu5iy) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-is-finally-getting-a-movable-taskbar-and-it-only-took-microsoft-five-years-36gg4vkv3)