Windows bottom taskbar

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For what I've seen so far, the only way to fix this is to buy a Mac. Good luck. To turn it off, under Lock the taskbar set the toggle to Off. If you have multiple monitors that display the taskbar, you'll see Lock all taskbars. Typically, the taskbar is at the bottom of the desktop, but you can also move it to either side or the top of the desktop. When the taskbar is unlocked, you can change its location. See the Lock and unlock the taskbar section to find out if yours is locked.

When you've confirmed that your taskbar is unlocked, you can change its location. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. Like many other changes in the taskbar, you'll need to first unlock the taskbar.

Then, move the pointer over the border of the taskbar until the pointer turns into a double arrow. Drag the border to the size you want and release. Select Taskbar settings , scroll down, and choose Select which icons appear on the taskbar. Note: You might need to select the Show hidden icons icon on the taskbar before selecting the battery icon.

Power is not an option on systems without a battery. You might want to choose how taskbar buttons are grouped, especially if you have multiple windows open. Change how taskbar buttons group together. Always, hide labels. This is the default setting. Each app appears as a single, unlabeled button, even when multiple windows for that app are open. When taskbar is full. This setting shows each window as an individual, labeled button. When the taskbar becomes crowded, apps with multiple open windows collapse into a single app button.

Select the button to see a list of the windows that are open. This setting shows each window as an individual, labeled button and never combines them, no matter how many windows are open. As more apps and windows open, buttons get smaller, and eventually the buttons will scroll. Select Taskbar settings. Scroll down to Multiple Displays and select from the Combine taskbar buttons on other taskbars list. If you want to show more of your apps on the taskbar, you can show smaller versions of the buttons.

Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings , and then select On for Use small taskbar buttons. Note: Badges aren't displayed on small taskbar buttons. A badge on a taskbar button is an alert to let you know that some activity is happening or needs to happen with that app. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, and select Taskbar settings.

Scroll down to Show badges on taskbar buttons and set the toggle as desired. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings , and then turn on Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop button at the end of the taskbar.

Move the mouse pointer over or press and hold the far-right edge of the taskbar to see the desktop. To restore the view of all your open windows, move the pointer away or press and hold the edge one more time. Turn on either Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode or Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode or both. Select Colors and scroll down to Show accent color on the following surfaces.

On the right-side, the Taskbar features the Notification Area which informs the user of different things like the state of the Internet connection or the charge of the laptop battery. The Notification Area is located at the right side of the Taskbar.

It shows different types of notifications from your computer like your Internet connection, or the volume level. At first, the Notification Area shows a limited amount of icons. But you can click the upward arrow on its left-side to see other icons as well. Task View allows you to quickly move within your open windows and applications. Pavan Lalwani.