Move the Start Menu in Windows 7 Taskbar

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Published on 2009-10-27T21:57:31Z Indexed on 2010/03/22 1:51 UTC
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Is there anyway to move the Start Menu button on the taskbar in Windows 7? I've decided to try moving the taskbar to the left so I have more vertical screen real estate, but I would like the start menu to be at the bottom of the bar. Is there anyway to move it?

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