5 Ways Windows 11's Taskbar Is Worse Than Windows 10's

Did You Know?: Canadian actress Pamela Anderson was born at 4:08 AM on July 1, 1967, making her the first baby born on the 100th anniversary of Canada’s independence from Britain and earning her the title “The Centennial Baby”. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() October 14, 2021 Did You Know? Canadian actress Pamela Anderson was born at 4:08 AM on July 1, 1967, making her the first baby born on the 100th anniversary of Canada’s independence from Britain and earning her the title “The Centennial Baby”. [5 Ways Windows 11’s Taskbar Is Worse Than Windows 10’s]( [5 Ways Windows 11’s Taskbar Is Worse Than Windows 10’s]( For all the hoopla about Windows 11, it’s clear that some of its taskbar features don’t yet match the functionality of the operating system it’s replacing—Windows 10. Here are five ways Windows 10’s taskbar beats Windows 11’s as of October 2021. 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