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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Valid regional time format produces invalid display in command line and taskbar
I am using windows 11 with german locale, build 26100.2454. In regional settings, my short time format is set to HH:mm' Uhr', which is a proposed value in the time format combo box.
Unfortunately, if ...
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Windows 10 no Icons or Thumbnails or Properties
This morning on restart my Windows 10 system does not display icons on the desktop or in Windows Explorer. In the taskbar, Windows displays a default icon:
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So the task bar ...
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taskbar MinWidth for win11
For win10 I can set the MinWidth for icons/labels on taskbar by Regedit in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
but I found it does not work with win11, is there any possible new ...
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What are the task bar jump lists line spacing registry keys or Classic Shell settings?
My task bar jump lists were single spaced in win 7 but after upgrade to W10 a couple of years ago the lines became wider spaced then even wider spaced 'on their own'.
I'm not sure if this is a Classic ...
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Windows button + "." to open Emoji's pop-up windows makes Windows 10 go mad! There is any solution?
When I open emoji'frame using " Win + ." (in ex. writing in Edge's folder's rename/naming field, but also in many others cases) the Taskbar start blinking ( cause of conflict between opening ...
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Windows 10 Shortcut right click menu missing Pin to taskbar
I have an msys2 shortcut that runs C:\msys64\msys2_shell.cmd -msys. I want to pin this shortcut to my taskbar or start menu, but the Right-click menu for this shortcut does not contain a Pin to Start ...
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How to change taskbar size in Windows 11?
How to change taskbar size in Windows 11 ? From what I see, there used to be an option but they removed it. All articles on the internet (they probably copy from each other) say to go to:
Computer\...
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How to re-enable Windows 10's acrylic blur effect after it disappeared?
I'm using Windows 10 Pro, version 22H2 (Build 19045.5011), and I've noticed that the acrylic blur effect has vanished from my taskbar and Start menu. This effect was previously active, and I'm looking ...
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How to adjust taskbar "eject devices" text color in Windows 10
When using the systemwide dark mode in Windows 10, the text for the name of the device on the device eject menu is rendered gray on gray. (MyBook(K) in screen capture below)
How can I adjust the color ...
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Pinned items to Windows 10 taskbar opens the folder of the executable file instead of launching the executable file
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When I click on any pinned item on the taskbar, which targets an executable file (*.exe), it opens the folder containing the target executable file instead of directly launching ...
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Win10Pro duplicates pinned AnyDesk icon in Taskbar when clicking it
I have AnyDesk pinned to my Win10Pro pc Taskbar. I use it frequently.
When I click it, another AnyDesk icon opens in the Taskbar
positioned to the far right of the Taskbar, and not in the System Tray....
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Windows 11: How to maximize the dialog window by default when clicking the Copilot Preview button in the taskbar?
On Win11 and use Copilot a lot. I'm asking specifically about accessing Copilot by using the Preview button in the bottom right corner of the taskbar. The preview dialog is too small for my tastes, ...
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How does Windows 11 determine which taskbar items are related and should be grouped?
If you open 3 instances of Notepad, you get 3 items on the taskbar which are all grouped together. If you try to click and drag one of them, they all move. If you then open a Chrome window, you can ...
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How can I edit the Taskbar text color without the use of 3rd party software?
I'm aware that system color settings affect the Taskbar and its text but, I prefer Light Mode which features dark text.
I use a transparent Taskbar that sometimes makes it difficult to see the time ...
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Windows 10 taskbar icons on second monitor gone after switching monitor off and on again
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Windows 10 Pro 22H2, 2 monitors (MSI Optix MAG274QRFDE-QD) on NVidia graphics card (MSI GeForce RTX 2070)
Taskbar option "Show taskbar buttons on" set to "All taskbars".
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Pinned program disappears from taskbar in Windows 11, why?
In Window 11, when I launch this program (far.exe in my case), its icon appears on the taskbar. Right-click on this icon shows "unpin from Taskbar", so I deduce it was pinned. Next, I pin ...
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Reorder pinned extensions in Firefox
Because I develop websites and clearing the cache for a specific website is still not an accessible feature that browsers offer by default, I installed an add-on to do it.
I got into the habit of ...
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Windows 10 - Virtual desktops useless after a fresh reinstall
first of all, note that by virtual desktops I'm not talking about physical monitors; I only have my laptop's screen.
I spent lots of hours comparing 2 laptops registry (SVN diff) and settings and I ...
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Display final part of window title instead of beginning in Windows 10 taskbar
When I have File Explorer windows open, in the taskbar the corresponding button shows the window's title, and since the whole title usually doesn't fit in the button, only the beginning of the text is ...
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Why does Explorer keeps restarting but working fine in safe mode?
Why does Explorer keeps restarting but working fine in safe mode?
Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 10.0.22621.4036, time stamp: 0xed8d1c8e
Faulting module name: Taskbar.View.dll, ...
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Why Windows 11 taskbar tabs have visualization problems (icon missing/duplicate tab) when switching desktops?
I would like to know what is causing some icons to not show up in my Windows taskbar sometimes and to have duplicate Adobe Acrobat Reader tabs.
In the image below, the file named "2024-04-...&...
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How to prevent duplication and/or missing icon of Adobe Acrobat Reader tabs in Windows taskbar?
I open a pdf document and it initially has only one tab in the Windows taskbar:
But when I switch between desktops and come back to the desktop where the window is open, there is now two tabs with ...
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Keep Taskbar Icons even if app open/in use?
In Windows 11, is there a way to keep the pinned taskbar apps' icon showing, even when the program is open?
As you can see, when I open PowerBI and Chrome, it keeps my Outlook icon sort of "...
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Taskbar XML Configuration not applying via Group Policy
I've been struggling to succesfully add pins to user taskbars via GPO through applying an XML config file via Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar after ...
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Why is Windows 10 on a second monitor taskbar not showing minimized icons?
I have a problem with the taskbar on Windows 10 22H2 (19045.4717). I briefly switched to not minimized icons on both taskbars but going back to show only icons the second monitor didn't change back to ...
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I closed the handle in resource monitor now my screen is black, no taskbar either! What can I do?
I wanted to change the name of a file, but Windows said it was still open. I looked it up in the resource monitor under associated handles and closed the handle with a right mouse click. Now my screen ...
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Change taskbar settings without using settings menu?
My organization just updated all computers to use Windows 11. I did so a while back on my own PC, and found all the distracting icons I always remove re-enabled and some new ones added (i.e. search ...
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Chrome PWA icons turn blank after pinning on Windows 10 taskbar
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I symlink my Chrome profile to another samba folder for easy backup (been doing so for years)
Recently, that folder was temporarily unavailable and have since been restored
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How to retrieve direct URL requests from the Windows Taskbar?
How can I monitor all of the URL requests inside of the Windows taskbar that are requesting for direct file links? For example, when the date changes, and the Search Highlights image changes to the ...
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How to reject any form of buttons grouping or hide labels on the taskbar in Windows 11?
I go to the taskbar settings and disable the option to combine taskbar buttons and hide labels, but even so, notice that there is a gigantic empty space with nothing and all the buttons together:
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Where are the animated frame icons for the News & Interests widget stored, and what are reliable ways to locate the URLs associated with them
I am currently using Windows 10 and Everything by VoidTools. Sometimes Windows animates the icon used in the News & Interests widget. These frames show up when searching in the correct directory, ...
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How to show battery percentage in taskbar in Windows 11?
Basically this question except for Windows 11.
Is there a [preferably native] way to show battery percentage in the taskbar without having to hover over or click the battery icon?
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How to pin to the Task Bar the Device Manager on Windows 11?
After launching the device manager I can't right click it and pin it to the Task Bar like other programs. Any ideas?
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windows 11 taskbar wasted space [closed]
I really dislike that Microsoft will force me to upgrade Win10 to Win11, but I already have it on my work laptop. I tried to make it look as I like it - for example disable the silly grouping of app ...
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Win11 two taskbar icons for two different Terminal applications?
In Win10, I pinned two different command-line applications to the Taskbar as my first and second applications. That let me launch them and switch to them with Win+1 and Win+2. Great!
In Win11, these ...
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How to group pinned software icons in the Windows 10 taskbar using native settings or FLOSS?
I'm looking for a way to organize the pinned icons in my Windows 10 taskbar into groups or folders. I prefer a solution using one of the following methods:
Windows 10 native settings or ...
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How to add taskbar on Debian?
I have installed Debian with GNOME. then added minimise and maximise buttons in settings but how to go about adding windows-like task bar at the bottom to see active windows without escaping to ...
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Hide taskbar and menu for a really restricted user
Hi everyone i want to make a really restricted user and have no idea where to start.
Ideally only able to launch chromium and another app (Citrix workstation).
No taskbar no right click desktop just ...
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How can I make my custom icon for the snipping tool appear in the task bar in Windows 11 Home?
Here is my odd problem - I created a custom icon for the snipping tool.
I can pin it to my Start menu just fine, but if I pin it to the taskbar, the icon is invisible.
I only see the words snipping ...
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Removing Problematic Excel Taskbar Pinned Items
I am unable to "un-pin" 3 pinned items from the right-click context menu of Excel (some are hidden from screen snip due to containing vendor names):
or when searching "Excel" from ...
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Language icon gone from Taskbar after running VBA/PowerShell in Windows 10
As instructed in Mr. Excel, I ran the following VBA code:
Public Sub Set_English()
Shell "PowerShell Set-WinUserLanguageList -LanguageList en-GB, farsi -Force"
End Sub
I don't have a ...
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Prevent minimization when clicking an app on the taskbar
I am using remote desktop and there is sometimes a lot of delay.
On the taskbar, If I click on the icon for an app, the app is brought to the the front if it isn't already in front. If it is, then it ...
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How to effectively ungroup apps in windows 11 taskbar
I have browsed this thread before posting this message because my question is a bit more specific.
I have found the option to "Never combine taskbar buttons and hide labels" in taskbar ...
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Windows 10 news and interests and weather widget stuck
After I reboot my Windows 10 PC that little panel showing weather works and when I click on it it shows news, stock info and other things. It doesn't take long though and it just stops reacting and ...
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Pin the calendar of Outlook Windows App (new) to taskbar
I have been trying to pin the calendar of the Windows 11 Outlook (new) app to the taskbar. Checked some online forums, but no success. The calendar can open in new windows but why can't I pin it to ...
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Hide taskbar on specific desktop
I am using Windows 10 but this question can probably apply to other versions of Windows.
I want to open multiple desktops in windows and swap between them using the WIN+TAB shortcut. I don't always ...
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Change icon of .exe file ALSO for taskbar and top of window IF that .exe file does not have any icon yet
So I am able to successfully change icon to any .exe file that already have its own icon
Using resource hacker
And I am talking about icon inside folder icon that is displayed for program when it is ...
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Are there any windows 11 settings for stacked toolbar icons which will shortcut me back to the last opened when I click on them?
I like that the taskbar stacks up multiple windows, but I'd like to save a click when I have two explorer folders open, for example.
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How to disable taskbar grouping in Windows 11?
I'm not talking about the taskbar grouping windows from the same application, but grouping two different windows when they are placed side by side. See screenshot.
There is an additional "Group |...
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Windows 11 taskbar labels get stuck and don't expand
I'm running Windows 11 23H2 (via a Tiny11 image), and I've set the taskbar behaviour to combine items only when the taskbar is full, as I prefer to be able to identify windows by their title when ...
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