Microsoft will bring this useful feature back to the Windows 11 taskbar

Taskbar (taskbar) is the area that is most frequently interacted by users on Windows in general, so it has a great influence on the overall experience of the operating system. On the newly released Windows 11, one of the components that received the most changes compared to previous versions is in the taskbar area.

However, besides useful changes, Microsoft also suddenly removed some familiar features on the taskbar, and this immediately caused great controversy in the Windows user community. For example, the fact that files can no longer be dragged and dropped onto application icons like File Explorer on the taskbar is one of the 'revolutions' that is drawing criticism from the Redmond company.

Fortunately, Microsoft seems to have really listened to the community, and is preparing to roll out updates to fix some limitations to the taskbar in the upcoming version of Windows 11. According to the report. from Deskmodder, a source close to Microsoft, it seems that the Windows development team is currently actively working to bring back the feature of dragging icons to the taskbar on Windows 11. This feature is expected to come. with a small update released shortly after Christmas.

Insider users on the Dev Channel will most likely be the first to experience this feature. While for those running the Stable version of the operating system, it may be a long wait, until October 2022. That's when Windows 11 version 22H2 (October 2022 Update) will be released. officially scheduled.

In fact, Microsoft may have been working on this drag-and-drop feature since August or earlier, when it first appeared on Windows 11 Build 22458, which was released around that time. However, for the feature to work, users will need to intervene to modify the registry - quite inconvenient and can lead to risks to the system.

Jessica Tanner

Update 02 November 2021