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I’ve glanced at Windows 11 for a few weeks now, and I must admit that I like most of the graphical UI changes they’ve made. I also like that I can still use all the keyboard shortcuts and weird little abbreviations I need to search for to arrive at deep linked parts of the system, like the Control Panel and Command Prompt. What I cannot get over though is having the Start Menu in the middle. I position my mouse instinctively over to the left, a habit that’s been with me for too many decades.
Thankfully there is a built-in way to move it back to the left in Windows 11, thanks to the Taskbar Alignment options. To get there, right-click on the Taskbar (the bottom thing that contains the Start Menu) and click Taskbar Settings.
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Open the Taskbar Alignment pane and set it from Center to Left.
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That’s it! No need to press a save button or anything, just close the window again and find your beloved Start Menu where it’s always been since its introduction in Windows 95.