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Windows 7: Chrome pinned to taskbar not opening under pinned icon
I have both Chrome and Eclipse pinned to my taskbar in Windows 7 64-Bit. However, when I launch these programs, they don't appear to open under the pinned taskbar icon
Eclipse behaves similarly. ...
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Windows 7 task bar at autohide, make it totally disapear?
My desktop look is empty so all I have is a nice wallpaper. My Windows taskbar has the "Taskbar Appearance" setting to "Auto-hide the taskbar". Although hidden, it leaves a thin top layer so you can ...
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Windows 7 like task bar for Linux
One thing I really like in Windows 7 is the taskbar. I'm wondering if there is some program in Linux which will give me the same functionality.
Here is the functionality that is important to me:
I ...
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Only allow pinned items to show up on the taskbar
Is it possible to only have pinned items show up in the Windows 7 taskbar? I'd rather not have all the other applications I open to show up on the taskbar as well. Ideally this would be done ...
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put an icon in the task bar through script on domain computers
Question: How can I create a python/batch file that will put an icon in the task bar for all users logins?
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We are trying to retrofit a program on to some computers in our computer science ...
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Windows 7 apps inserted in middle of task bar, instead of added to the end
When I open instances of the same application in Windows 7 the newly opened instance is inserted in the task bar immediately after the existing instance instead of at the end of the list like Windows ...
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Why does my Tray Icon's Behavior occasionally reset Windows 7?
I'm fine with having most of my tray icons hidden, however I want the Outlook Notification envelop to show at all times when I have new messages. Its important for me to know when I have unread ...
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Windows 7: can't reopen minimised window on taskbar, preview OK
I have a program and want to either bring its Window to the front or reopen it after it is minimised.
It is on the taskbar and hovering over it shows the preview of the window. However clicking on ...
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Is it possible to create new category of pinned items for a taskbar shortcut like explorer?
When you right click Explorer on the taskbar a list of pinned with 2 categories is shown: Pinned and Most recently used. (I actually disabled the last one)
I was wondering if this is strictly build ...
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Restarting explorer does not restore taskbar
I've been having a really annoying problem with explorer in Windows 7. Sometimes I need to restart explorer, for example to help testing software I'm developing.
I know I can stop explorer.exe ...
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How do we set the taskbar's “rectangle area” (width and height)?
How do we set the taskbar's "rectangle area" ?
When the taskbar is located at the bottom of the screen, I could easily set the height of the taskbar. However I couldn't figure out how to set the ...
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Chunks of tooltips get stuck, where the screen isn't refreshing, I guess. (Windows 7 Professional x64, 1-2 monitors)
Here's a screenshot:
It happens a lot, not always. This screenshot was taken after less than an hour of browsing web, searching for something desperately, a lot of mouse movement, plus working on ...
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Windows 7 has broken icons that look the same
My daughter has done something to her Windows 7 PC, but I'm not sure what and she can't quite remember. She is not an Administrator on her machine so it perturbs me that she has broken it so well. ...
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Can VirtualBox's tools automatically hide the Windows taskbar for seamless mode?
When I switch to seamless mode in VirtualBox the Windows taskbar appears right above the Mac OS X Dock. It's very annoying and makes seamless mode pretty much unusable.
Is there a way to configure ...
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Launch App multiple times from a Pinned Shortcut
I have a CMD prompt shortcut pinned to the taskbar but I can only launch it once?
So I have to have yet another icon on the desktop to launch multiple windows?
(The same thing applies to many app ...
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Windows 7: How to display both date and time in tray *without* using large icons or increasing the height of taskbar? [closed]
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Windows 7 - display date using small icons
As we approach the year 2012, there has to be a way to show the date and time in Windows 7 without doing any of the following:
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Reorder Windows 7 taskbar items
It seems like Microsoft goofed up again and did not include a feature in Windows 7 to order taskbar items. To clarify, you can now order the groups, but not the items within the groups.
So let's say ...
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Can I remove a toolbar title present on the Windows 7 taskbar?
I use the Address toolbar on the windows 7 taskbar using the following shortcut:
Is it possible to remove the title of the toolbar displayed in front of the address box?
This is just taking ...
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How can I make the Windows 7 taskbar behave like a cross between the old Quick Launch and new Superbar?
I really like the taskbar in Windows 7, I think combining buttons to launch apps and the icons that show your running apps is groovy. However, because I like having as much space as possible, I've ...
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Windows 7 taskbar bug
I installed Advanced System Care to try to change my settings for Aero Peek. Now I have this rendering bug in my taskbar. I can't seem to undo the changes I've made and I get this every time - how ...
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Can I prevent a particular program from showing up in the taskbar on Windows XP?
I have a program that I need to run more or less continuously, but which I won't need to access very frequently. Currently, launching the program creates a window and causes the program to appear on ...
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How to change Win7 taskbar icons for VMWare Unity applications
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 in VMWare Player on Windows 7 under Unity mode. Many applications's icons display properly in the Win7 taskbar (e.g., terminal, firefox). However, Google Chrome does not ...
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Windows 7 Start Menu / Taskbar shortcut icon issue
I'm running Win7 Ultimate x64, and have Visual Studio 2010 installed. The other day I mis-clicked and deleted the VS2010 program folder; I realised my mistake the next time I started the PC and ...
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Windows 7 rightclick menu from toolbar like ALT-SPACE?
The menu containing Restore, Move, Resize, Minimize, Maximize and Close accessible through right click on a window titlebar or click on the upper left form icon, was before the new Aero stuff ...
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Creating folder shortcuts in the Windows 7 taskbar
Say I have multiple locations that I'm working with fairly regularly, and want access to them quickly - 1-2 clicks or key strokes. Is it possible to do something like pin an explorer shortcut to the ...
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How can I make multiple programs occupy one icon space in the Windows task bar?
In the image below you will see the Windows 7 taskbar.
On the Google Chrome icon, you can see that there is more than one Chrome window open, so if you scroll over the Chrome icon, it will pop up ...
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Is it possible to set the Windows Taskbar Preview pop-ups to sort alphabetically?
Sometimes when you have many instances of a process, it can get pretty ugly to switch between windows, especially when the windows' names are weird...
So, is there a setting to sort these pop-up ...
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Pinning programs to bar in Windows sometimes duplicates icons [closed]
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Some taskbar pinned icons are duplicated when an instance of the application is running
I love the feature in Windows 7 of pinning programs to the Task Bar, though I'm ...
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taskbar objects on right don't resume original position after screen resolution change
When the screen resolution on my computer running windows 7 is changed to something smaller(e.g 1024*720) then reverted to native resolution(1920*1080), objects on the taskbar that I have placed on ...
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Anyone knows the name of this software? [closed]
Here's a screenshot of the application, I couldn't post it as an image because of spam prevention:
It's not batteryBar, I'd like to install this one instead of battery bar, can any one tell me the ...
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Why does my app not load in the pinned icon? It makes a new one
I usually pin visual studio to the task bar and then when I fire it up I get all instances appear as a stack of cards on the pin. However I have this interesting problem now where when I start it it ...
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Make java applications behave normally with reguard to the taskbar
I have a java application that is launched from a batch file as follows:
SET JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.5.0_16
SET JAVA_EXE="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
%JAVA_EXE% -Xmx128m -jar ...
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using Windown key & numeric keypad
In Windows7, we can use <Window> key with numeric key to quick select the n th window in taskbar.
For sample : if I want to view 3rd window, I use combo <Window> key + <3> key
But we ...
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Looking for Windows 7 task bar style win+number key to activate apps, for Mac
I was looking around for a utility that emulates the Windows 7 effect of Win + a number key to activate an application from the position on the TaskBar matching the number.
Spotlight, Quicksilver ...
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Windows 7 Pro: how to get quick-launch toolbar on right and taskbar on bottom as in XP Pro [closed]
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Have a toolbar docked independently from the taskbar in Windows 7
In XP Pro, I have the taskbar along the bottom of the screen; a quick-launch toolbar with SMALL icons ...
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Fedora Core 10: Window List & Workspace Switcher applets keep crashing
I was minding my own business typing a command or two in a Terminal window when a dialog popped up telling me that the Workspace Switcher had crashed, and would I like to reload. Without thinking I ...
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Win7: Taskbar programs look like they're being hovered over when they're not
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 keeps thinking I'm still hovering over a taskbar program even though I'm no longer hovering over it, resulting in the hover colour and tooltip being displayed when it shouldn't.
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How to make combined taskbar buttons more distinct in Windows 7
I am adjusting to the Windows 7 task bar and am reasonably happy with it. I have Taskbar "Taksbar Buttons:" setting at "Always combine, hide labels" which is doing what I want and what it says. What I ...
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Stacking toolbars in a multi-row taskbar in Windows Vista
I have a high taskbar (two rows) in Windows Vista, and I want to stack toolbars (which tend to be designed to take up one row). The default behavior is side-by-side only.
See image: top of image ...
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Windows 7 taskbar tweak - make Alt-Tab in Windows 7 like Ctrl-Tab in Firefox
Assume that we have three tabs in Firefox, and we are at the first tab,
when we do Ctrl Tab, we navigate to the second tab, Ctrl-Tab again,
we go to the third tab (1st >> 2nd >> 3rd). We must do
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Change system tray power icon in ThinkPad power manager?
This is a pretty picky post (i.e. a minor issue that most people probably just deal with).
The power icon in the system tray with Lenovo Power Manager 3.59 has grown since v3.48. In 3.59 it looks ...
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Is there a Windows 8 shortcut to display the taskbar?
In Windows 7, Win can be used to raise an auto-hidden taskbar. In Windows 8, Win overwrites the entire screen with the Start Screen.
Is there a keyboard shortcut in Windows 8 to display the Taskbar ...
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Taskbar Preview Pane + Mouseover Info Text: Is it possible?
I've noticed a couple similar questions (ie. How to always show titles on Windows 7 Taskbar thumbail preview?), but wanted to throw this out there to see if anyone knew of a way to achieve my specific ...
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How to get a trace of the process history in Windows 7?
I recently noticed that there's a program which shows up on task-bar and disappears momentarily (No window shown). This happens periodically. I want to find out what process this is. Is there a way to ...
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Send taskbar icon to statusbar [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Running batch file in notification area
I've set up a batch file which runs an application via the command line. For the application to keep running I need to keep that ...
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Changing Windows taskbar auto-hide settings upon connecting an external monitor
I have a netbook running Windows 7. When using it normally, I like to have the taskbar auto-hide, but I frequently have an external monitor connected and much prefer the taskbar visible then.
Is ...
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Running batch file in notification area
Is there any simple code that will make my batch file process, when run, to go to the notification area rather than the taskbar?
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Windows 7: How to have 2 shortcuts to the same executable in the Taskbar?
One to be ran "as Administrator" and the other as the regular user?
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Why does the Outlook taskbar envelope icon sometimes remain active, even if I have no unread email?
Outlook has a nice envelope icon that displays on top of the taskbar icon when I have new mail. Sometimes this icon comes up when I get a new message, but then doesn't go away when the message is ...
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Re-open a crashed explorer?
How do I open Explorer again after it crashes? Opening Task Manager and adding "explorer" as a task simply opens up a new instance of My Computer but does not open the taskbar etc.
Additionally, no ...
