If you don't need the clock on your Windows 11 taskbar, here's how to hide it.

On the right side, scroll down and click on Taskbar. Choose Taskbar behaviors. Uncheck the Show hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps option to disable the hover cards.

Windows 11 will get auto-shrinking icons when the taskbar is full New Windows Insider builds show off a dynamic way to manage a crowded taskbar, now available for testing.