
Note, if you want to get rid of the Chat button to the right of Widgets, you can do the same thing for that button.

In the taskbar, right-click the Widgets button on your Taskbar and select Hide from taskbar. Undecided about Windows 11 Widgets or the Widgets button, which takes up space in the taskbar? It's easy to get rid of the button. You can control notifications from apps and other senders by heading to Settings, choosing System and then choosing Notifications. Add items to the panel, including Night light and Keyboard layout. At the bottom of the pane, tap the pencil icon and then tap Add.ģ. Tap the network, volume and battery icon on the right side of the taskbar.Ģ. If you want to restore items you had in the Action Center in Windows 10, you can add them to the new panel. Here, you can find settings and notifications for commonly used apps. Windows 11 takes items that were part of the Action Center - that area in Windows 10 where you received notifications and had quick access to actions - and puts them either into a notifications center and quick settings panel over to the far-right side of the taskbar. Add items back items that were in Windows 10's Action Center Note that you can't shift to the far right, just back to the center, if you change your mind.

That should shift the taskbar and Start menu over to the bottom-left corner of your screen. To the right of Taskbar alignment, from the dropdown menu, choose Left. Down at the bottom, choose Taskbar behaviors.Ĥ. Scroll down and choose Taskbar options.ģ. Go to Settings and over on the left, choose Personalization.Ģ. If, you liked having the Start menu and taskbar on the left-hand side in Windows 10, you can quickly move it over in Windows 11. It's worth saying, Microsoft right now doesn't offer a way to get the Windows 11 Start menu to look exactly like it did in Windows 10. If you are curious, here's what else has changed since Windows 10, what we wished had been included and how you can get the new OS.

For more on Window 11, here's how to change your default search engine in Edge and other browsers. Here's how to make Windows 11 look more like Windows 10, from a few easy adjustments to a bigger modification that requires some technical know-how.
