Win11 taskbar too big

Got upgraded to win11—an OS with which I'm sure the kids are thrilled—but among other things, the taskbar is way too big and covers the bottom of my figures. Obviously recoding decades of work is not my first option. Does anyone have a work around?

[Josh]

any updates?

Answer 1

[Josh]

1) Hide the taskbar (Settings>Personalization>Taskbar):

2) Change display scale...maybe (Settings>System>Display):

Answer 2

[Sam Chak]

Hi @Michael Schlick

This video shows you how to adjust the Windows 11 Taskbar size using the Registry, without "hiding it".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHaunqOcntg

[Josh]

...not convinced editing the Registry is stil an option?

[Sam Chak]

Thanks @Josh for notifying that. 😉 Any other surefire method?

[Josh]

rollback to windows 10? lol

[Josh]

comment on this thread has the status quo being the same since feb 24

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/944293/taskbar-size-w11

...might be a too bad so sad from microsoft