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Taskbar - Lock or Unlock
How to Lock or Unlock the Taskbar in Vista
Published by Brink
05-02-2008

How to Lock or Unlock the Taskbar in Vista

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  This will show you how to lock or unlock the Taskbar to not allow (locked) or allow (unlocked) moving or resizing of the Taskbar.
NOTE
  If the Taskbar is set to unlocked, then you can resize it's width and/or move it to the left, right, top, or bottom of the desktop.
  • To resize the taskbar, move the mouse pointer to the top of the taskbar until it turns into a double arrow. Click and hold, then drag the taskbar to the width you want. See: How to See the Date and Time on the Taskbar in Vista
  • To move the taskbar, click and hold on a empty area of the taskbar and drag it to the desktop border you want it at.
RELATED LINKS:
EXAMPLE: Taskbar Locked
Taskbar_Locked.jpg
EXAMPLE: Taskbar Unlocked
NOTE: Notice how the taskbar now has the three rows of dotted lines now. See the NOTE at the top of the tutorial for more on this.
Taskbar_Unlocked.jpg

METHOD ONE:
Through the Context Menu
1. Right click on a empty space on the Taskbar.

2. To Unlock the Taskbar -
A) Click on Lock the Taskbar to uncheck it. (See screenshot below step 3)
NOTE: If Lock the Taskbar is grayed out, then see: How to Enable or Disable Lock the Taskbar in Vista
3. To Lock the Taskbar -
A) Click on Lock the Taskbar to check it. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If Lock the Taskbar is grayed out, then see: How to Enable or Disable Lock the Taskbar in Vista
Right_Click.jpg


METHOD TWO:
Through Taskbar Properties
1. Right click on a empty space on the Taskbar.
2. Click on Properties. (See screenshot below)

Right_Click_Properties.jpg

3. To Unlock the Taskbar -
A) Click on Lock the Taskbar to uncheck it. (See screenshot below step 4)
NOTE: If Lock the Taskbar is grayed out, then see: How to Enable or Disable Lock the Taskbar in Vista

B) Go to step 5.
4. To Lock the Taskbar -
A) Click on Lock the Taskbar to check it. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If Lock the Taskbar is grayed out, then see: How to Enable or Disable Lock the Taskbar in Vista
Properties.jpg

5. Click OK. (See screenshot above)
That's it,
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