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How to enable 'Never Combine taskbar buttons'. Windows 11 ?
Hi @all I did not find this function 'Never Combine taskbar buttons'. How can this function be found and enabled in windows 11? I can't work with multi-tab on windows 11. Thank you!
Hi,
Unfortunately this problem persists not also in Windows 11 but also in Linux Gnome desktop environment. Only reason I can think for this grouping of icons is to enforce the use of touchpad more effectively. I can not understand any other reason than this. By the way, I also use the "explorer pathcher", but these touchpad gestures may be helpful,
Three-finger gestures on the touchpad seem to be a temporary solution. Specifically,
Swipe three fingers up --> Show thumbnails of your currently running apps in Task View
Swipe three fingers down --> Show the desktop
Swipe three fingers either left or right --> Switch between your open apps
Swipe four fingers either left or right --> Switch between virtual desktops
I use a KVM switch that connects three computers to a single monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Only one of those computers is a laptop and I always use the external keyboard, which doesn't have a touchpad. Even if it did, the differences between Explorer windows, or browser windows, are often very subtle. I'm not able to identify the correct window based on a tiny thumbnail and the insufficient text that appears above it. If I am working with multiple Explorer windows in Windows 10 I just remember their relative position on the taskbar and can click directly on the desired window, moving between windows quickly in a way that allows me to focus entirely on the task at hand.
I suspect you are right when you say the change is an attempt by Microsoft to support a consistent interface across very different devices. I could build a "tricycle fire engine" but children wouldn't be able to drive it and firemen would laugh at me.
I suspect you are right when you say the change is an attempt by Microsoft to support a consistent interface across very different devices. I could build a "tricycle fire engine" but children wouldn't be able to drive it and firemen would laugh at me.