How to Lock / Unlock the Taskbar in Windows 10

You can keep the taskbar in one place by locking it. This may prevent accidentally moving or resizing the Taskbar. If unlocked, you can drag the taskbar to resize or move it to the bottom, left or right, or the top of the screen.

This guide will show you how to lock or unlock the Taskbar in Windows 10.

Lock or Unlock the Taskbar from the Taskbar

Note : This option will not be available when you turn on tablet mode.

1. Right-click or press and hold on the taskbar.

2. Click Lock all taskbars (if you have multiple screens) or lock the taskbar (if you have a single screen) to select (lock) or deselect (unlock), depending on what you want.

click Lock all taskbars or lock the taskbar to lock the taskbar

Lock or Unlock the Taskbar in Settings

1. Open Settings and click the Personalization icon .

2. Click Taskbar on the left side and turn on (default) or turn off Lock the taskbar setting in Taskbar on the right side, depending on what you want.

3. When done, you can close the Settings if desired.

You can lock or unlock the taskbar in Settings

In Windows 10, locking and unlocking the taskbar is relatively easy. You can follow either of the 2 ways above to accomplish this.