Windows 11 User Finds $5 Solution to Taskbar Annoyances

Windows 11 user Tony Phillips, who has over ten years of experience working with Microsoft Office, has found a solution to the operating system's annoyances. The taskbar, Start menu, and system tray have been tweaked by Phillips, but he believes that paying $5 for an app called StartAllBack is the simplest way to make these changes.

The Windows 11 taskbar takes up too much space on the screen, according to Phillips, who thinks it should be smaller and located at the top of the screen. He also prefers a classic Start menu, which he finds more compact and user-friendly. StartAllBack allows him to customize his taskbar, making it more compact, reducing margins around icons, hiding labels, and making it transparent.

Phillips appreciates having control over the finer details of the taskbar's appearance, including icon spacing and labels. He also values the app's ability to bring back legacy-style options that are not available in Windows 11 by default. The user acknowledges that there is some potential for compatibility problems when Microsoft releases a major update, but he has tested the current version on his Windows 11 installation without any issues.