Useful app changed how I use Windows 11's taskbar
Windows11 is a third-party app that lets users customize the Windows 11 taskbar, adding features like drag-and-drop, resizing, and icon grouping options that are otherwise missing by default.
Background
Windows 11's taskbar is locked down compared to older Windows versions — you can't move it to the top/sides of the screen, resize it, or add custom toolbars. Since launch in 2021, these limitations have frustrated power users who customize their desktop. Third-party tools like Start11, ExplorerPatcher, and Windhawk exist to restore classic features. Windowsill is a newer, free open-source app that lets you change the taskbar's position (left, top, right, bottom), show labels on running icons, and tweak other behaviors Microsoft removed. On XDA, a tech news site focused on Android and Windows, a writer explains how Windowsill solved their specific complaint about the taskbar.