How to move taskbar icons to the left in Windows 11

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Windows desktop 11 with left-aligned taskbar

By default, Windows 11 starts with taskbar icons centered in the middle of the screen. If you want the icons to remain on the left side of the taskbar, it's easy to fix in Settings. That's how.

First, open Settings. To do it quickly, press windows + i on your keyboard or click the start menu and select the gear icon “Setting”, which is docked at the top of the menu by default.

Click on "Setting" in the Windows Start menu 11.

When Settings opens, click on “Personalization” in the sidebar, then select “Taskbar”.

You can also right-click on the Windows taskbar 11 and select “Taskbar Settings” to go directly to this panel.

In Windows settings 11, click on "Personalization" and then in "Taskbar".

In the taskbar settings, click on “Taskbar behaviors”.

Click on

A list of options will appear. Click the drop-down menu next to “Taskbar alignment”.

Click the drop-down menu next to

On the menu “Taskbar alignment” that appears, select “Left”.

On the menu

Immediately, the taskbar icons will align with the left side of the screen.

Close Settings and you're done. If you change your mind and want to center your Windows taskbar icons 11, open Settings and navigate to Personalization> Taskbar again, then configure “Taskbar alignment” on “Center”.

Up to now, Windows 11 offers limited taskbar settings (how to move the taskbar to a different side of the screen), but that may change in a future update. Good luck!

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