Questions tagged [taskbar]
The bar displayed on a full edge of a GUI desktop that is used to launch, monitor and switch between running applications.
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Flip taskbar order in Windows 10 / 11 in vertical mode (switch start button with clock)
Obviously Microsoft with a passion doesn't let us fully customize the taskbar. Since I have a ultrawide monitor, I need my taskbar on the side of the screen. But now my start button is at the top.
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How can I unpin MSI Center in Windows 10?
MSI Center is pinned in my Windows 10. I can't unpin it. How can I unpin MSI Center in Windows 10?
What I tried:
Closing doesn't help:
Editing C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\...
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Windows 11: the bottom of snapped windows on second monitor are placed behind taskbar
I've recently moved to windows 11 on two separate systems. In both cases I'm working on a laptop (1920x1080 display) and have a 3840x1600 second monitor connected. I've enabled "show taskbar on ...
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Drag and drop between maximized applications in Windows 11
I am using most of my apps in maximized mode. When I need to drag'n'drop something (usually a file), I don't minimize either of them. Instead, I am:
Dragging a file from a source application to a ...
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Get rid of decorative search icon in Windows 10 taskbar [duplicate]
There's this really annoying visual that's showing up on my taskbar that I can't figure out what it is or how to get rid of it. It displays immediately to the right of the following text
Type here to ...
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WSL 2 graphical apps won't start from taskbar (or shortcut), but will start only once they are ran from a wsl that was first opened from cmd
Okay, here is the strange behavior. I created myself WSL shortcuts in my taskbar to be able to open for instance the gnome-terminal linux graphical app from the shortcut CTRL+ALT+T. The shortcut ...
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How to hide images in Windows 10 Search Bar? [duplicate]
How do I make the Search Bar in my Windows 10 taskbar appear vanilla, without any images for upcoming events/holidays?
I'm not a Windows user. I only use windows to take screenshots for other Windows ...
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How do I "shift+right click" a taskbar icon when on a touchscreen in Windows 10?
To access useful actions on taskbar icons like "Open file location", one needs to hold shift when right-clicking, either on the icon directly or on the program name after right-clicking once....
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How to separate same applications with different position in taskbar Windows 10
Is there any way to use applications like that is a different application and when opening it will open in a different position in the taskbar not like in the same application with Other Instances ...
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Taskbar Windows 11 not visible in some applications on non primary monitors
When running some applications in Windows 11 in FullWindow modus such as:
Firefox
Telegram
Etc
The Taskbar in Windows 11 is not visible on all monitors that are not the primary monitor. My monitors ...
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Remove new type of ad on Windows 10 search bar after Windows update
After a recent windows update this ad is now showing up on the search bar
It a small button on the right of the search bar, and if you hover (or click) over it it shows a panel as shown
How do I get ...
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Show right-aligned path in windows explorer taskbar icon (when hovering over it)?
For example, lets say I have the following open in multiple explorer tabs:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-18\bin\bin
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-18\bin\conf
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-18\bin\include
C:\...
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How to prevent application in full screen mode to hide the taskbar?
According to the number of search results people have problems hiding the taskbar in full screen mode. But I'm interested in the opposite, I don't want the application in full screen mode to use the ...
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Taskbar menu like Start menu, search bar, Windows Defender etc won't respond on clicking
Start menu, search option, windows defender are not responding on click. Defender gets opened and then closes.
I have tried -
Restarting windows explorer from task manager.
Created other user profile.
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Disabling icons from appearing on the task bar doesn't work
I wanted to select some icons to be disappeared from the taskbar. But as you see from the screenshot, it doesn't work at all:
I disabled the appearance of "DisplayLink Ui Sys-Try Application&...
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Windows 10 Taskbar and multiple monitors
I am running Windows 10 with TWO monitors. When right-clicking the TaskBar on the MAIN Monitor, the TaskBar context menu has a "Toolbars" menu item:
But when right-clicking the TaskBar on ...
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Gmail Desktop Icon on Windows - Looking for Notification Number on top of Icon
I have a Windows 10. I don't want to have Gmail, Google Calendar, or Google Keep on my browser but rather a standalone app.
The workaround for this was to do the following:
On Google Chrome, click ...
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How to turn off search highlights in Windows 10?
After a recent Windows update, my search bar looks ugly:
The "Yellowstone National Park" text and that image is annoying. How do I disable them?
This is how it previously looked:
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How can I edit the URL of a taskbar icon pinned by Edge?
I'd like to pin a website to my taskbar using Microsoft Edge, namely https://example.com/calendar/today.
However, I cannot use Edge's menu because upon browsing that URI the website immediately ...
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Windows 11 reduces apps CPU load when showing desktop
I have a Windows 11 Pro Workstation on a MSI motherboard with an I9 chip on it. The workstation should do heavy CPU work during hours / days. I monitor energy consumption.
Everything is working fine ...
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How can I add custom text into taskbar?
I have number of similar computers, which requires some visual identification for the user. Identification is couple letters and number(e.g. XUH1). I've tried to use BgInfo in order to show this ...
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External links not opening in Google Chrome
I'm running in Windows 10 Pro. Chrome is my default browser.
When I click on the Chrome icon in my taskbar to open it, and then click on any external URL link, for example a link in a Microsoft Teams ...
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Desktop Icons rearranged when hiding Taskbar Windows 10
I recently noticed that when I toggled the taskbar visibility in Windows 10 that all my desktop icons are rearranged.
When restoring the visibility of the taskbar (unhiding it), the desktop icons are ...
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How do you remove the standard Start Button from the Win 11 Taskbar?
I have just upgraded a Win 10 machine to Win 11. I succesfully installed Open Shell and moved the taskbar icons to the left. Unfortunately, unlike in Win 10 where the Open Shell button replaced the ...
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How do I remove "offset" below task bar?
There is a "offset" or gap below my Windows 11 task bar, the task bar is not at the very bottom of the screen.
How can I push the task bar to the bottom of the screen?
Thanks for your help,
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Show all windows from a grouped program in the taskbar (Windows 11)
Since you can not ungroup items on the taskbar anymore in Windows 11 I'm looking for a way to show all windows of a single item/program on the desktop (e.g. "unminimize" them and bring them ...
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Windows 11 - "Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar" setting won't stick on reboot
I upgraded my computer to Windows 11 a few months ago and this issue has been plaguing me ever since. I wanted to enable all notification icons in the taskbar but the "Always show all icons and ...
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Google Chrome hanging also causing the Windows 11 taskbar to hang
I have now twice experienced a situation where Google Chrome hangs, but the Windows 11 taskbar also hangs at the same time, so I can't close Google Chrome or open any other applications (except Task ...
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Windows 10 Settings App missing icon on taskbar
For a good while (if I recall correctly, ever since I manually updated my W10 build from 1909 to 20H2 using Microsoft's manual update assistant in May 2021, been updating fine since then) my Settings ...
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Closing programs with middle-click in Windows 11 taskbar
Similar to this question, but for Windows 11.
Is this possible? I want to close programs in the taskbar with middle-click, like tabs in Firefox.
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Taskbar on Secondary Monitor disappears when an application is Maximized
I upgraded my Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 today. I have a two monitor setup and I noticed that on my secondary monitor only, when I maximize any application the task bar disappears, despite having ...
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How to put a shortcut to a .bat file on the taskbar
I'm trying to make a shortcut on my taskbar for phoenixminer. It's already configured and everything, and It works fine if I have it in a folder anywhere else on my computer. I've had it working ...
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How to get a window 10 taskbar on windows 11 [closed]
I want my windows 10 taskbar back. I don't care so much about the Start Menu, but I want the old taskbar. Is there anyway to get it? I am willing to buy something or pay for its open-source ...
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Pin application shortcuts to taskbar
I want to pin several applications to taskbar by a batch file in Windows 10 (as well as Windows 11). I got the codes from web but not work. Please help to modify them to make them work.
PIN.VBS
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Ungroup taskbar items in Windows 11 (taskbar's "never combine mode")
Is there a way to ungroup the taskbar item in Windows 11?
After doing some research so far I only found a third-party software option using valinet/ExplorerPatcher from GitHub which works but it ...
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Windows 11 - Calculator and Settings need 3 clicks on app icon in taskbar to appear on desktop
I upgraded last week to Windows 11.
Starting with an empty desktop.
I click on the Calculator or Settings icon in the taskbar. They seem to start - wide line underneath.
I don't see the app on the ...
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Windows 11 Taskbar Calendar only showing one week
This is how it looks. I click the clock icon, and only one week is visible in the calendar. How can I fix this issue?
I am running Windows 11, version 21H2, build 22000.493.
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Clicking on the taskbar clock does nothing in my Windows 11... i
I think this is worked after fresh install, but I am not sure. Anyway, now if I click on the taskbar clock nothing happens.
I would like to get a calendar (I do know, Outlook events removed), I mean ...
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Google Chrome Icon Appears Twice on Taskbar After Launching Chrome
I am running Windows 10, and there is an icon for Chrome on the taskbar. Starting yesterday, whenever I click the icon to start Chrome a second Chrome icon appears on the taskbar. Task Manager shows ...
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Windows 11 group taskbar icons
Is it possible to group icons on the taskbar in windows 11. Probably using a 3rd party software or something.
I saw many of the other posts like this one but so far all the suggestions only work for ...
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Automatically unpin applications every logon
My employer has set up my computer with a script that restores certain pinned programs every logon. Since I use quick launch for my shortcuts, the pinned icons are redundant (and mix with window tiles)...
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How to turn off the Olympic medal spoiler in Windows 10? [duplicate]
In Windows 10, there is a taskbar which during the Olympics shows what medals your country achieved today, potentially spoiling if you are not able to watch the events live. What is this feature, and ...
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How to remove the Desktop 1 / New Desktop icon from Windows 11 taskbar?
There is this annoying and useless icon pinned to the Windows 11 taskbar that I cannot figure out how to remove:
When I hover over it, it shows "Desktop 1" and "New desktop". I ...
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Windows 11 how to ungroup network, volume and battery corner icons on taskbar tray
This is very annoying to me.
Windows 11 groups the network, volume and battery corner icons on taskbar tray. Like show on the following picture:
It also groups the interfaces of the respective popup ...
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How to set the Windows 11 taskbar vertical?
My Windows 10 install just upgraded to Windows 11. I have had my taskbar positioned vertically since (I believe) Windows 95. I prefer this, as I can see every document grouped by the app.
How do I set ...
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How to prevent taskbar from revealing on mouseover when hidden?
I have the Windows 10 taskbar set to automatically hide. By default, the taskbar appears when moving the mouse close to the edge of the screen where the taskbar is hidden.
How can I change this ...
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Windows 10 Start menu and TaskBar bugs — tiles/icons disappearing or being replaced by other shortcuts
Sometimes, some tile of my Windows 10 Start menu simply disappears permanently. The associated shortcut still exists, but it is no longer shown as a tile. If I right-click the shortcut and select &...
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Mouseover text from favorites bar lingers?
For some reason, the mouseover text from one of my favorites in MS Edge is just staying on my screen, and I have no idea why.
It even stays on my desktop when I minimize edge.
Why is this happening?
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Is it possible to change Windows 10 taskbar icon (Windows logo) in a native way?
Is it possible to change Windows 10 taskbar icon without using external tools? This Windows logo:
Where is the HKEY value? Is even more simple?
Also I am curious wether that icon is actually a bitmap ...
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How do I edit the shortcuts behind the icons on the taskbar on Windows 11?
I want to make Windows Terminal always open as administrator.
How do I edit the shortcut behind the icon on the taskbar to check the "Run as administrator" option?
I tried creating a new ...
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