How to Move the Taskbar to Different Locations on the Desktop

This guide explains how to move the Taskbar to Different Locations on the Desktop, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

Step 1 : Right-click on the Taskbar and uncheck the Lock the taskbar line

Step 2 : Now you can freely move the Taskbar by holding down the left mouse button on an empty area of the taskbar and drag the taskbar to the left, right or top edge of the screen.

In addition to the above, we have another way to move the taskbar as follows:

Right-click on the Taskbar and select Properties (For Windows 7) or select Taskbar settings (for Windows 10). Then a new window will appear, find Taskbar location on screen and select one of four positions: Bottom (bottom), Left (left), Right (right), Top (Top).

On windows 7:

On Windows 10:

And we will get the following result:

So with just a few simple steps, we have moved the Taskbar to any position we want. Hope the article will be helpful to you. Good luck!