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Discussions about taskbar properties on WindowsForum.com cover settings for taskbar button behavior, including combining and separating windows from the same program. Users seek help with issues like all Notepad windows moving together despite grouping being disabled, or taskbar combining behaving differently on multiple monitors. Registry edits are sometimes suggested to customize taskbar appearance, such as making Vista's taskbar resemble Windows 7's. Other topics include configuring pinned items and default programs via taskbar properties after upgrading from Vista to Windows 7. These threads reflect common troubleshooting and customization needs related to taskbar properties in various Windows versions.
  1. Einacht Wolf

    Windows 10 Separate multiple program windows on tasbar

    I'm editing a game in Notepad and all the Notepad windows are together on the taskbar. They are not grouped into 1 button, that setting is off in the Taskbar Properties. Instead, on the taskbar, if I try to move a Notepad window to the other side of Chrome window, all of the Notepad windows come...
    • Einacht Wolf
    • Thread
    • chrome customization editing help request multitasking notepad program windows registry software issues taskbar taskbar properties tech support user experience user interface window management window separation windows windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. Chromana

    Windows 8 Taskbar button combining broken with multiple screens

    Hi all. I have a second monitor in extend displays mode. When I change the taskbar option in Taskbar Properties "Taskbar buttons" to "Combine when taskbar is full" the second monitor still combines the buttons. Is this a bug or something wrong with my installation? I've included a screenshot...
    • Chromana
    • Thread
    • bug report combine buttons display settings extended display multi-screen secondary monitor taskbar taskbar properties user experience windows installation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. A

    Windows Vista Win 7 Taskbar For Vista

    How to make Vista's taskbar look and act like Win 7's. This does not include or add "Pin To Taskbar Function" which is not really needed due to the "Quick Launch Feature" This is a regedit, so do so at your own risk and please back it up. 1. Open "Regedit" and navigate to...
    • Adamsappleone
    • Thread
    • backup change appearance customization desktop settings functionality icon management icon size icons mouse settings quick launch regedit registry taskbar taskbar properties user interface windows 7 windows vista windows xp
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
  4. jbbuena

    Windows 7 Start menu pinned items gone!

    After much deliberation, I finally decided to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. I breezed through the upgrade installation process but strangely, the programs I had pinned to the Start menu prior to installation were no longer there. I tried to customize this via the taskbar properties...
    • jbbuena
    • Thread
    • configuration customization default browser email client greyed out installation issues operating system options menu pinned items privacy recent programs settings start menu taskbar taskbar properties upgrade user experience windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Software
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