How to change the height or width of the Taskbar on Windows 10

Did you know the Taskbar in Windows 10 can be resized? With a few clicks, you can make it taller, to make room for application shortcuts. If you use a vertical Taskbar, you can make it wider.

First, unlock the Taskbar!

To resize the Taskbar, you need to unlock it. Right-click on the Taskbar and locate the option named Lock The Taskbar in the list. If that option has a check mark next to it, click it. If there is no check mark, then leave it as it is.

Unlock Taskbar

Once the Taskbar is unlocked, you are now free to resize or even move it to the left, right or top edge of the screen.

How to change the height of the Taskbar

It's easy to make the Taskbar taller in Windows 10 by resizing it, as long as the Taskbar is unlocked.

First, position the mouse pointer on the edge of the Taskbar. The mouse pointer changes to a resizable cursor, which looks like a short vertical line with arrows at both ends.

The mouse pointer will change to a resizable cursor

When you see the cursor resize, click and drag your mouse up or down to change the height of the Taskbar.

Click and drag your mouse up or down to change the height of the Taskbar

After changing to the desired height, release the mouse button and the Taskbar will remain that size.

Release the mouse button and the Taskbar will remain the same size

If you like, you can right-click on the Taskbar and lock it again by using the Lock The Taskbar option so that it doesn't accidentally resize later.

How to change the width of the Taskbar

To change the width of the Taskbar in Windows 10, the Taskbar must be vertical and unlocked.

1. How to move the Taskbar position on Windows 10

If your Taskbar is not set vertically, click it and drag the mouse pointer to the left or right edge of the screen.

Click and drag the mouse pointer to the left or right edge of the screen

When the cursor is close enough to the edge, the Taskbar will move to vertical position.

Taskbar will switch to vertical position

Now, you can change its width. Position the mouse pointer on the edge of the Taskbar. The mouse pointer changes into a resizable cursor, which looks like a short horizontal line with arrows at both ends.

Position the mouse pointer on the edge of the Taskbar

When you see the cursor resize, click and drag your mouse left or right to change the width of the Taskbar.

Click and drag your mouse left or right to change the width of the Taskbar

When the desired width is reached, release the mouse button and the Taskbar will remain that size.

When the desired width is reached, release the mouse button

Once you get the width you want, it's best to right-click the Taskbar and lock it up using the Lock The Taskbar option so it doesn't accidentally resize later. You can now use the Taskbar as usual.

After adjusting the height or width, you might want to explore other ways to customize the Taskbar in Windows 10, such as pin an app to it or clear the Cortana search box.

Hope you are succesful.