I reduced my Windows 11 taskbar size from the registry editor. The taskbar icons size changed but the stuff on the right side (time, date, battery, etc) is still the same and can only be partially seen. How do I solve this?

Answer 1

1. Download the TaskbarXI app from GitHub and extract it using the native zip extractor in Windows or using apps like WinZip and WinRAR.

download taskbar xi

2. Once you have extracted the zip file, open the “Release” folder and double click run “TaskbarXI Configurator.exe”. Within a few seconds, you will see a companion app for tweaking the taskbar using TaskbarXI.

run taskbarXI . configurator

3. From the TaskbarXI Configurator application, you can set different taskbar styles, including transparent, transparent gradient, opaque, translucent and acrylic. Here are some screenshots highlighting taskbar style customizations in Windows 11:

default windows 11 taskbar

Default Windows 11 taskbar

Windows 11 transparent taskbar

Transparent Windows 11 taskbar

dim windows 11 taskbar

Blurred Windows 11 taskbar

Change the Taskbar SIZE IN WINDOWS 11

Although Microsoft doesn't officially allow you to resize the taskbar in Windows 11, you can use Registry Editor to do it manually. You can make the taskbar icons smaller or bigger in Windows 11 by using this solution. Here's how to do it:

1. Press the Windows shortcut key “Ctrl + R” to open Run and type “regedit” to open the Registry Editor in Windows 11. You can also search for “Regedit” from Windows Search and click “Open”. When Windows asks for your permission to make changes, click “Yes”.

open windows 11 registry editor

2. After opening Registry Editor, navigate to the below path from the left pane:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced

explorer registry editor

3. Then right-click anywhere in the Registry editor and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.

new keyword value

3. Name the DWORD Value as “TaskbarSi” and press Enter key to save the changes.

taskbarsi regedit

4. Now, double click on “TaskbarSi” to set its value. The details of taskbar icon sizes and their respective numbers are as follows:

Small Taskbar – TaskbarSi value 0

Default Taskbar – TaskbarSi value 1

Large Taskbar – TaskbarSi Value 2

set the value to 0, 1, or 2 taskbars

5. Based on your preferences, set the value to 0 or 2, assuming you don't like the new default size of the taskbar in Windows 11. Notably, icons from third-party applications three will look a bit pixelated when you use the large taskbar. Check out the images below to see the difference in taskbar icon sizes in Windows 11:

small taskbar windows 11

Small taskbar

big taskbar

Large taskbar

Windows 11 default taskbar

Default taskbar

5. Once you have set the priority value, reboot the system or open the Task Manager with the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + Esc” and restart Windows Explorer.

restart windows explorer