Is there a way to "minimize" a Modern UI app to the traditional taskbar? I feel that having to manage two kind of taskbar, one horizontal and one vertical is too cumbersome. Is there a way to merge them into one so that I can better track the apps (both desktop and modern UI) that I have opened?
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No, because the Taskbar is from a different paradigm and is eventually going away.– user3463Oct 23, 2012 at 22:04
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why is this get downvoted?– ChinOct 23, 2012 at 22:42
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This is possible in Windows 8.1.
In the Modern UI PC settings page, go to PC and devices > Corners and edges > Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar.
This will show all Modern UI apps--now referred to as Windows Store apps--in the taskbar.
Is there a way to merge them into one so that I can better track the apps (both desktop and modern UI) that I have opened?
Pressing Alt + Tab will show a list of all of your currently running apps, regardless of whether they are Desktop apps or Modern UI apps.
As far as I know, there is not a way to pin a Metro App to the taskbar. You can pin a Desktop app to the Start Screen, but this will not show whether it is running.
If you swipe-in from the left, you will see a list of all your running apps, but "Desktop" will count as a single app, regardless of how many Desktop apps you are running. So I think Alt + Tab is the closest to what you want.
KB2919355 (aka Update 1) adds the option to show immersive applications on taskbar, which is enabled by default.
answered Feb 21, 2014 at 16:42
