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Windows 11 Release Preview adds movable taskbar, compact icons, and removes WMIC
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Microsoft's Release Preview Channel now includes a movable taskbar, compact taskbar icons, Start menu sizing options, administrator protection, and the final removal of WMIC from the Features on Demand list.
The movable taskbar restores a capability dropped from Windows 11 that users have long requested, while WMIC's removal closes a tool commonly abused in attacks. Release Preview placement means general availability is likely weeks or months away.
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The movable taskbar allows positioning at the top, left, right, or bottom of the screen and has reached the Release Preview Channel after months in the Insider Program.
WMIC has been removed from the Features on Demand list, with PowerShell as its recommended replacement; WMI itself remains unaffected.
Administrator protection offers just-in-time elevated privileges, disabled by default but configurable through Intune or Group Policy.
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