locked taskbar

G

GS

on a xp pro pc users account, somehow the taskbar has the lock selection box
grey out. so is the start menu, property

how do I unlock and fix up the open tasks icons not crowding on the right
hand side of the task bar.
 
H

Heiko

Hello GS,

you might be able to unlock Taskbar due to do the following:

- click on start -> choose run -> type "regedit" -> press OK -> navigate to
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Policies \ Explorer" -> in the right-pane delete the LockTaskbar value and
quit Registry Editor

- you can also disable this using Group Policy Editor: click Start -> Run
and type GPEDIT.MSC -> go to User Configuration | Administrative Templates |
Start Menu and Taskbar -> set Lock the Taskbar policy to Not Configured

your sincerely
Heiko
 
L

lavenderola

on a xp pro pc users account, somehow the taskbar has the lock selection box
grey out. so is the start menu, property

how do I unlock and fix up the open tasks icons not crowding on the right
hand side of the task bar.

Since it's a XP pro pc, you can try this:

1]Start>Run>gpedit.msc>ok

2]Double click on Administrative Templates under the User
Configuration.

3] Now double click on Start Menu and Taskbar.

4]Select Lock the Taskbar. Right click on it and select Properties.
Set it to Not Configured.
 
G

GS

found the answer finally

@@rem when only one account has the unlock taskbar grey out or disables, the
following will re-enable unlock option
reg add HKcu\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer /v
LockTaskbar /t reg_dword /d 0
 

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