Functions/GenXdev.Windows/Set-TaskbarAlignment.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Windows Original cmdlet filename : Set-TaskbarAlignment.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.272.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Configures Windows 11+ taskbar alignment between center and left positions. .DESCRIPTION Sets the taskbar alignment in Windows 11 and newer versions by modifying the registry key 'TaskbarAl' under HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced. The alignment can be set to either center (value 1) or left (value 0). .PARAMETER Justify Specifies the desired taskbar alignment: 'Center' or 'Left'. This setting is converted to the appropriate registry value (1 for Center, 0 for Left). .EXAMPLE Set-TaskbarAlignment -Justify Left Sets the Windows 11 taskbar to left alignment .EXAMPLE Set-TaskAlign Center -WhatIf Shows what would happen if taskbar was set to center alignment #> function Set-TaskbarAlignment { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)] param( ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = 'The taskbar alignment (Center or Left)' )] [ValidateSet('Center', 'Left')] [string] $Justify ######################################################################## ) begin { # store the registry path for taskbar settings $regPath = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced' # log the requested alignment change for troubleshooting Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Setting taskbar alignment to: $Justify" } process { # convert the alignment choice to its corresponding registry value $value = if ($Justify -eq 'Left') { 0 } else { 1 } # check if we should proceed with the registry modification if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess( 'Windows Taskbar Alignment', "Set alignment to $Justify" )) { # update the registry key $null = Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Set-ItemProperty -Path $regPath ` -Name 'TaskbarAl' ` -Value $value Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Registry value 'TaskbarAl' set to: $value" } } end { } } |