New app deals with one of the biggest Windows 11 limitations

Dec 30, 2021 08:56 GMT  ·  By

One of the features that’s currently missing from Windows 11 and which apparently is driving people nuts is the support for drag and drop on the taskbar.

That’s right, as weird as this may sound, you can’t drag and drop on the Windows taskbar in 2021, and while Microsoft could add such functionality next year, users want it right here, right now.

Fortunately, someone has come up with a brilliant little app that does the whole thing without messing with the operating system in any way.

Using a very straightforward name, Windows 11 Drag & Drop to the Taskbar (Fix) is an application that runs in the background and enables the taskbar drag and drop support just the way it should have been there from the very beginning.

Official support coming next year

As noted by GHacks, the app is completely free, and it’s documented on GitHub where the developer provides a closer look at the way it does its magic.

“The program detects if you're currently pressing the Left or the Right Mouse Button and determines which icon on the taskbar you hover the mouse pointer on. If the cursor stays in the same area for definied number of milliseconds - it simulates the Win+T hotkey and arrow keys in order to restore the intended window, using a quite complicated method,” the dev says.

“It also supports dropping files to the "Show desktop" button (bottom-right of the screen). The program supports multiple screens, auto startup, and has many configuration options (please read below). Windows11DragAndDropToTaskbarFix has no auto-update function and never connects to the Internet, so you don't need to worry about your privacy.”

Microsoft hasn’t yet announced when it plans to add drag and drop support to the taskbar, but the Sun Valley 2 update due next year is very likely to include such functionality.