Icons in the middle of a task bar is objectively, measurably less user-friendly than left aligned icons. With the standard Windows layout users can develop “mu

Icons in the middle of a task bar is objectively, measurably less user-friendly than left aligned icons. With the standard Windows layout users can develop “muscle memory”, especially for the bottom left corner of the screen — which is very easy to hit with a mouse because the edges of the screen “trap” the cursor. With middle aligned icons, every new app shifts the existing icons. Also there is no icon in an easy to hit location. Windows 11 has some other design elements that broke Microsoft’s own integrations. As a random example: “Open with VS Code” and “Terminal here” are hidden submenus now.