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This step-by-step guide will show you how.

To change the alignment, right-tap the taskbar andselect Taskbar settingsfrom the options.

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Find Taskbar behaviors option

This will bring up the configs, Personalization, Taskbar window.

Scroll down the page until you seeTaskbar behaviors.

You may need toclick the arrowto the right to expand the list and see the options.

Screenshot showing how to change the alignment of your Windows 11 taskbar - right click on taskbar

Select your alignment option

Under Taskbar behaviors, you will see the setting forTaskbar alignment.

This will display your current alignment setting.

you’ve got the option to thenclose the configs windowwithout saving.

Screenshot showing how to change the alignment of your Windows 11 taskbar - select taskbar behaviors

However, this no longer works for Windows 11 versions released in 2022 or later.

There are third-party apps available that enable you to move the position of the taskbar in Windows 11.

Final thoughts

You now know how to use the Windows Personalization setting to change your taskbar alignment.

Screenshot showing how to change the alignment of your Windows 11 taskbar - Select left or center

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