Thank you for providing an alternative to Explorer Patcher's version of vertical taskbars! It works, but has some irritating issues.
Image of my secondary taskbar:
Existing secondary taskbar:
Image of the notification area of my primary taskbar:
Existing : Preferred :
These modifications/updates would make the vertical taskbar functionality surpass the functionality of Explorer Patcher.
Hello,Sorry to hear you are having issues. If you refer to my screenshot below, you can see I can resize my secondary vertical taskbar without issue. Not sure why it is not working on your. Looking at your secondary taskbar, may I know, how you actually get to pinned those application to your secondary taskbar? And also, your clock look cut off. Do you have any other application running in the background? If you was using, for example, Explorer Patcher, have you uninstalled it?
For the Taskbar tray icons, it is known behavior, for Windows 11 tray icons and has been reported by others. Hopefully we will get something on it in the future.
Thank youBasj,Stardock Community Assistant.
I was able to find a work-around. When I set the secondary taskbar to Align Right, I can resize it. Once I have the width I like, I can set it back to Align Left, and it stays locked at the new width.
Odd thing: Even the primary taskbar, when set to Align Left, is locked width. Putting it at Align Right lets me resize it again.
Not sure what can cause this behavior. I am running Stardock Fences5 and Stardock WinBlinds Service.
Explorer Patcher was uninstalled when I installed Start11 v2.5, as "enhance the taskbar" was unavailable - a line under the setting stated there was a conflict. I find that Start11's version of the vertical taskbars a bit better than Explorer Patcher's.
Thank you for the vertical taskbars that look nice and work well. I will eagerly wait for any updates and patches that provide the features I was mentioning.
Make sure you have "Allow the taskbar to be resized" turned on.
Resized is on, otherwise it would not work when aligned on the right side. Since I have 2 monitors, I have one taskbar on the right side, and one on the left side. Regardless which monitor they are on, the only one that allows resizing is Align Right; the taskbar size is locked when Align Left is selected for that taskbar. So, if I set both taskbars Align Right, they are resizable; if both taskbars are Align Left, they are not resizable. it is the same for Top and Bottom. Top is not resizable, Bottom is resizable.
Have you tried the Start11 v2.51 beta yet?
Thank you,
Basj,Stardock Community Assistant
I tried Start11_2.5.1.0-j191-Setup.exe and there was no difference.
However, on the same pc, logging on as a different user, the issue seemed resolved and I was able to resize the taskbars regardless of where they were positioned.
I am not sure what I have in my admin account that prevents it from working - registry entry or background application. I am still testing.
Have you used rounded corner options?
Yes. No improvement.
The Beta is up to 2.5.1.2
New download 2.51 and I don't have any option to put the taskbar on the right or left - only top or bottom, but my co-worker does have it. Why would two people on the same build have different options and how can I get it to give me the vertical option, which is the only reason I would purchase this product.
What version of Windows 11 do you have including build number?
You need to use 23h2 or later.
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