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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How to display windows instead of program icons in the Windows 11's taskbar?
In Windows windows are displayed in the taskbar (or at least were -- before 11). With deactivating of grouping it was even possible, that every window got a separate "block". When a program ...
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Windows 11 Pro: Hide the taskbar, bottom horizontal bar
I just got the new Windows 11 Pro. I have "Automatically Hide the Taskbar" in settings, however, after saving the settings, the taskbar horizontal bar is till showing below. How can I remove ...
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Selecting an (already open) application on my taskbar to bring it to front and in focus, frequently doesn't work
Windows 11, this has been happening since I installed it.
I have many applications pinned and running. Nothing out of the ordinary of course.
When I click the icon in the taskbar, it puts a square ...
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How to change language bar background color based on language selected?
Is there a way to change the background color of the language bar icon in the taskbar on windows (windows 10)?
I found something here: https://www.sevenforums.com/customization/133396-language-bar-...
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Can we change Windows TaskBar padding?
I had been using 125% DPI but the font size on legacy Win32 dialogue boxes/menu was too small, so I changed it 150%. Now the legacy Win32 font is legible, but the Task Bar (and other OS elements like ...
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Is it possible to enable drag and drop gestures on windows 11 that were removed?
Back when I used Windows 7 and 10, I had the ability to drag files and objects off windows, say, hover them over another open app on the taskbar, and it would focus on that window, allowing me to drop ...
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Task bar icons missing on second screen
On windows 11, sometimes after a reboot when I plug in my second monitor to my laptop the icons go missing on the second screen.
Below are screenshots from the two screens, the first image is the main ...
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Windows 11 right side of taskbar not working
I got a new computer with Windows 10.
I directly updated it to Windows 11.
I noticed that the icons on right side of the taskbar are not clickable. For example , if I click on the Wifi or sound icon ...
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Windows 10 - Taskbar multiple windows of the same app preview
I can't see taskbar app previews if there is more than 1 one of them.
Here are 2 screenshots for reference:
I can't see the app preview if I hover with my mouse in an application in the taskbar like ...
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How to show cpu percentage number in system tray (taskbar) on windows 11 (with free app)? [closed]
I am a new windows user. (come from Linux world).
I would like to show the real-time cpu percentage number (NOT a cpu graph) in system tray (taskbar) on windows 11.
How can I achieve this? Any free ...
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Windows 10 - Are there any shortcuts to access the tasks or items within a taskbar Jump-List,
I've pinned MS Outlook as my first taskbar item and its very convenient to access some quick tasks via keyboard shortcut Windows Key + Alt + 1
Thing is I use the keyboard shortcut to open the jump ...
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How to pin to taskbar specific Control Panel function, for example Edit Power Plan?
I would like to pin some Control Panel functions to the Taskbar. I did it for example with "Sounds" via creating a shortcut for
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL &...
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How to have more menu items in Windows 11 when right clicking Taskbar?
When I right click Windows 11 Taskbar, only one context menu item shows up: Taskbar Settings
In Windows 10 there was many other context menu item, for example Task Manager, etc.
I've tried shift, ctrl,...
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How to fix unknown icons on Taskbar on Windows 11
The Windows 11 does not recognize some icons on taskbar. As we can see in the pic below I have the Google Chrome and I don't know what to do to fix it. When I pin it on the taskbar, sometimes it ...
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Windows 11: Clicking Icon on Taskbar Does Not Switch to Program
After my upgrade to windows 11, clicking on an icon on the taskbar does not display the program on front.
Clicking on the popup above it, bring it on front. That is annoying when there is only one ...
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Windows keeps adding Xbox icon to the taskbar
Anytime my computer turns off or I change the user, the Xbox icon keeps showing up... how can I remove it for good?
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How can I make icons in the Windows 10 taskbar/quicklaunch/tray darker to help prevent burn-in on my OLED display?
OLED panels are susceptible to burn-in. How can I make the taskbar/tray and quicklaunch icons/text (even if it makes the taskbar itself) darker? I know about the dark theme, but please understand that ...
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Is there any way to remove certain pinned Apps / links from Windows 11 taskbar / start menu with PowerShell?
I need to remove certain pinned Apps (Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Store, Prime Video etc.) from the Windows 11 taskbar and start menu with powershell.
I have done lots of Googling but I couldn't find a ...
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System Icons disappear at projected screens
I got the new Win11 (on a Lenovo X1 Yoga) and when I project my the screen (to 2 more screens) I can't find a way to add/see the system icons on the taskbar on the 2 additional screens, but only on ...
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How to center the start menu along with the taskbar icons in Windows 10
I am using a Windows 10 (1909) PC and I don’t want to update to Windows 11 (since my PC is unsupported).
Is there a way to center the start button or the entire menu to center of the taskbar. I have ...
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Nothing happens when I right-click the taskbar
I don't get the context menu for the taskbar (or any kind of reaction at all) when I right-click an empty portion of the taskbar.
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How to tab into Task bars in XFCE
I have two task bars (using MX linux), bar 1 is horizontal on bottom of desktop, bar 2 is vertical on the left of the screen.
I cannot figure out how to tab onto and scroll through the taskbars using ...
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How to set application to display to open on second monitor through Windows or 3rd party application?
So my main usecase is the following: I would like to see my tray icons, clock and notifications on my second monitor. For this I need my second monitor to be the "main" display in windows. (...
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Ghost icons in taskbar and icons not showing in windows search
All of a sudden my icons for apps in my taskbar has disappeared but the apps are still there and when I go to search for some of the apps which have a ghost icon in taskbar it shows what appears to be ...
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How to turn Win11 taskbar entirely black?
Windows 11 has a dark mode and a custom color picker for the taskbar. But both won't turn it totally black. It always keeps this blackish-grey collor accent, even if you pull the custom color slider ...
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All Windows 10 Apps Icons Disappeared
I have windows 10 installed on an HP laptop. My taskbar appears to be working as usual, until I try to open any of the windows apps (the ones that came preinstalled on the computer and I can't ...
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Change input language task bar button lost on Windows 10
I was trying to create a script to switch between input languages using the command Set-WinUserLanguageList, as explained here.
That command worked for chaning the input, but know the switch input ...
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Autohide Taskbar at Window 10 Startup
I have the "Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode" checked but when windows restarts, the taskbar is showing. I have to click on the screen to hide the taskbar for the first time.
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Widget on task bar for currency conversion
Is there a way to have a widget for currency conversions (enter a value of currency A so the price for that value on currency B) on the taskbar? (like the default windows 10 for the weather for ...
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How do I make the icon in the taskbar the same as the desktop shortcut icon in windows 10?
I have a shortcut on my Windows 10 desktop for Ease of Access center, which I created by dragging the ease of access icon (1 in the attached image) on the desktop (2). But when I open ease of access ...
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How can I dynamically hide and unhide the taskbar?
I want to be able to have my taskbar auto-hide when I'm focused on my desktop instead of any windows. I should be able to still hover my mouse down at the bottom to reveal the taskbar, but I just want ...
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Left Side Windows 10 Task Bar Mucking with Windows Opening Position
I prefer the task bar on the left of the display to maximize the vertical use of the screen. I find some apps don't understand properly and do not open in the precise location they were closed at.
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Showing recent documents on the Taskbar Windows 10
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Is "Recent Documents" no longer provided in Windows 10 Start Menu?
I tried to create a new Toolbar... and put in the local address to the Recent folder to get access to ...
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How do I make my taskbar icons/items this small?
No matter what I try, it just won't work. I even tried changing the taskbar icons' size from the registry editor, but it won't make them this small.
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Windows 11 search box doesn't appear
I just updated to Win11 on one of my PCs. Only on this PC, the taskbar "search" magnifying glass doesn't pull up the search box (it turns colors to indicate it's active but no search window ...
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Windows - How to prevent minimizing the current opened app when clicking on its icon in the taskbar?
Is there a way to set windows so that if I click the icon of the current opened app it will not be minimized?
You might ask why do I want this. Sometimes I get distracted, think that I want to use the ...
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Why is there a big green spot on my taskbar
This green mark has been there for weeks and I dont't know why is it there?
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Is there a way to hide the ellipses of the application buttons in the Windows taskbar?
When the application name is long, the application buttons in the taskbar are truncated and show an ellipsis at the end.
I often have multiple applications open and sometimes I feel that there are too ...
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Windows 11, taskbar corner overflow, show all tray icons
In Windows 11 there seem to be no (standard/user-friendly) way to set the option of always showing all the tray icons (Taskbar corner overflow, as it is now called in Settings). It only allows you to ...
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Disable switching to a previous program when clicking on already active program in Windows 10 taskbar
Windows 10, desktop mode, taskbar with grouping disabled. Run two programs, switch to one of them, then click on its taskbar representation. Back in the good old Win2K/WinXP days that would do nothing,...
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How to Change Delay Time to Show Taskbar in Windows 10?
I like to keep my Taskbar collapsed on my laptop for longer time.
Sometimes i need a control at the very bottom of my current program, so I am constantly accidentally expanding the taskbar.
What I'd ...
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BUG - Arrow icon overlaps other taskbar icons
The image below shows a duplicate arrow icon (normally used to show hidden icons) overlapping with the microphone icon when it is displayed outside of the collapsed group. This happens for any icon ...
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How to make Excel 2000 show different workbooks as separate icons on Taskbar?
I am running Office 2000/Excel 2000 on Windows 7.
My Win7 Taskbar property is set to "Never combine" Taskbar buttons.
Something changed on either Excel2000 or on Windows 7 that has caused a ...
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Copy taskbar jump list to taskbar jumplist of a different program
I have installed an updated MS Office version separately (to keep the old version, which is 32 bit). I would like to copy all my Jump list links from my old version to the new version. Is there any ...
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Windows Taskbar hangs since WiFi Extender set up
(This question was first posted on Stack Overflow, but recommended to ask here. So I do it).
I have recently suffered from an annoying Windows problem: Windows Taskbar hangs occasionally at an unknown ...
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Show date but not time on Windows 10 taskbar
I have disabled the clock in the Windows 10 taskbar, but this also disables the date and the "calendar button" that comes with it . I would like to have only the date there. Is there a way ...
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How do I get my taskbar to normal size in Windows?
I wanted to change the font of my laptop so I searched for it and did it by creating a Notepad file and then everything messed up. After that my icons got spaced out which I corrected through Win+r ...
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Black Dots on Pycharm App Logo
I have recently noticed that in icon of the computer app Pycharm (Python IDE), there have appeared black dots. I see no reason for this. They are not dead pixels. This is only for this app, and only ...
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Windows 10 - How to Navigate Nested Apps on Taskbar with Keyboard?
I know that one can use Win+T to navigate through all the apps on the taskbar via the arrow keys, from left to right.
And I know that a faster method is to use Win+0-9 to instantly access the apps in ...
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Is there a way to ungroup or change the order of same app buttons in Windows 10 taskbar?
Windows 10 groups together the buttons for the same app in the taskbar. Is there a way to ungroup them or at least change the order of the buttons in the taskbar?
I know that 7+ Taskbar Tweaker can do ...
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