Earlier this month, some Windows 11 users noticed their taskbar behaving strangely and disappearing after a recent update, and it looks like Microsoft has released a fix for the annoying bug.
A new preview build was released this week on the Windows Insider Program Beta channel that appears to bring fixes for multiple reported issues, including the problem with the taskbar appearing as a blank space for some users, before slowly reloading.
The Windows Insider Program is a Microsoft-run community for Windows professionals and enthusiasts who want the most up-to-date information on new developments and the ability to test new features and versions of Windows to provide feedback before they are released. to a broader user base.
BetaNews also writes about another taskbar-related bug that has apparently been plaguing users for weeks: Every time they loaded Windows 11, it took several seconds for the taskbar to appear.
These types of taskbar problems are annoying for several reasons, the main one being that it becomes much more difficult to start and run applications and limits the user's ability to actually interact with the operating system, since the taskbar Windows 11 tasks is such an essential part of the operating system's user interface.
The nature of the Beta Channel update
The newly created solution is only available in the Beta, Dev, and Canary channels of the Windows Insider Program for now. This means that Microsoft is still testing and gathering feedback on the build, and it will probably be a couple of weeks before it hits the Stable Channel (through which most users get updates that are in their final version and considered ready. for launch). by Microsoft). BetaNews speculates that this release could fall on March patch day, which is March 12, 2024.
At the moment, the version that is currently available in the Beta channel does not introduce any major new features, and the goal of this update is specifically to fix previously reported issues. Other updates in the preview, according to an official Windows Insider blog post, include a new badge for widget notifications to notify users when there are unread widget notifications and higher quality widget icon images that should appear sharper.
While it took a while for Microsoft to fix the Windows 11 taskbar issues, and it seems like the vocal backlash finally got the company into action, it's nice that the issues seem like they've finally been fixed. If you can't stand the buggy taskbar behavior, you can join the Windows Insider program (which is free) and then join the Beta channel.
