Microsoft has decided to temporarily—or for good—remove the new taskbar animations it introduced in build 25179. Windows keeps displaying the old animations, even if you enable the config using Vive.

Windows 11 is testing a new feature to scale taskbar icons automatically for a less cluttered look. The feature aims to make all apps still visible on a full taskbar without a secondary menu.

The first optional non-security update for Windows 11 in 2025 is here under KB5050094, and it adds improved taskbar animations and a lot of other changes to version 24H2. After taking a break in ...