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The top menu bar tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about persistent, extensible menu bars and docks for Windows 11, particularly Microsoft's PowerToys Command Palette prototype. This experimental feature aims to add a Linux-style configurable dock along any screen edge, hosting system info, media controls, and pinned extensions. The tag includes user feedback and development updates on this proof-of-concept, which could reshape the Windows desktop experience for power users and Linux converts. Topics also touch on customization, UI enhancements, and integrating status and control elements into the Windows taskbar area.
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    Windows 11 Linux style Command Palette Dock prototype in PowerToys

    Microsoft’s PowerToys team is quietly prototyping a persistent, Linux‑style menu bar for Windows 11 — a configurable “dock” attached to the new PowerToys Command Palette that can live along any screen edge and host glanceable system info, media controls, and pinned Command Palette extensions...
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