You can simply drag and drop icons or tabs on the taskbar to change their position, whether they represent programs pinned to the taskbar or active windows. As in previous versions of Windows, you can drag the taskbar to the left or right or top of the screen as well – if you want to do this, make sure the Lock the taskbar option is unticked on the right-click menu.
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