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Iron Contributor

Oct 07, 2021

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!

Application Management

Copper Contributor

Aug 02, 2023

Best way to do it to tweak Registry Entry.
1. Run>Regedit
2. Paste this: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3. Look for TaskbarGlomLevel
4. Set value to 2
5. Open Task Manager and look for "Window Explorer" in Processes section
6. Select "Window Explorer" and click on "Restart task".

You can now see the changes in task bar.

To restore back to previous taskbar behavior, please set TaskbarGlomLevel value to 0

VeganTacos
Copper Contributor
Aug 06, 2023
Sadly this registry edit did not work for me. I'm Windows 11 Home 22H2 with all the latest updates. OS Build 22621.2070

I did upgrade from Windows 10. Maybe that makes a difference.
- Feejus
  Brass Contributor
  Aug 06, 2023
  HeyVeganTacos there's an English saying that goes 'Patience is a virtue.' In the upcoming Windows 11 release, the 'Never combine' button will be reintroduced in the settings.
  
  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-finally-gets-a-never-combine-taskbar-buttons-mode/
- Deleted
  Aug 06, 2023
  VeganTacos Hi,
  
  it does not matter how to update - simply, propose a command ( certainly will not work in Windows11, It can also be dangerous and do not trust such - not confirmed solutions. )
  MTC is a public forum, not Microsoft technical support.