Windows 11 changes popular taskbar feature — and some users aren't happy
Windows 11 is due for a full release later this year, and based on preview builds seen by Windows Insiders it looks like it could bring some unwelcome changes to the way you interact with apps pinned to your taskbar.
Specifically, current preview builds of Windows 11 don’t allow you to drag and drop apps, shortcuts or files onto the taskbar. You can still pin apps to the taskbar to create a permanent home for them, as in Windows 10, but if you try to drag a file onto an app on the taskbar in order to open it in said app, nothing happens.
This might seem like a small change, but it’s provoking a lot of frustration among Windows power users who have relied on the time-saving feature for years. And while it’s possible Microsoft could change the way it works between now and when Windows 11 officially comes out, a post on Microsoft’s Feedback Hub (spotted by the team at Windows Latest) suggests the company doesn’t see the taskbar’s lack of drag-and-drop functionality as a problem to solve.
“Currently, dragging a file onto an app in the taskbar to open it in that app is not supported in Windows 11,” reads a response from a Microsoft engineer to a Feedback Hub post complaining about the lack. “But we appreciate all your feedback, and we’ll continue to use it to help guide the future of features like this.”
As you might expect, Windows users left some less than polite comments in response to that statement, calling it “pathetic,” “a disappointment,” and an overall downgrade from Windows 10.
