Currently, Windows 11 offers a fixed taskbar height with no native UI option to reduce icon size. This feature reintroduces a (similar to Windows 7/10) allowing users to fit more apps, reduce visual clutter, and reclaim vertical screen space – especially valuable for laptops, low-resolution displays, and power users.
The height of the taskbar will shrink significantly. The icons will become roughly half the size, and the system tray (clock and volume) will become more compact. windows taskbar small icons