How to fix Taskbar icons overlapping

Problem:

I am using Windows 11 22H2. The icons in the Taskbar are overlapping. How to fix?

User's image

Resolution:

  • To fix overlapping icons, turn on the ‘Align icons to grid’ settings. Right-click on your desktop and select View > Align icons to grid.
  • Change Display Resolution also helps.
  • Right click anywhere on the desktop and select Display Settings

Display Settings windows will pop-up, locate scale and layout

Change the value under scale and layout and check if the icons are still overlapping icons on your taskbar.

  • Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager.
  • Under the “Processes” tab, find “Windows Explorer,” right-click on it, and select “Restart.”
  • If the icon on the taskbar is still not working, kindly follow the steps below:

Open the Windows PowerShell as administrator.
Type the command below and press enter after the command.

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

Close the Windows PowerShell and restart the computer.
Check if the same issue appears.

  • You may also create a new user account if this account is corrupted.

Leave a comment