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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!
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- I have stumbled across an article that has helped me be able to easily cycle between windows of the same app ( using alt + ` shortcut ). Not the same as never combine but this is enough for me to work efficiently now.
See link below:
https://superuser.com/questions/1604626/easy-way-to-switch-between-two-windows-of-the-same-app-in-windows-10Does anyone know if this feature is in the new Windows 11 22H2 update that just dropped?
- I have build 22621.1265 "never combine taskbar buttons" option is not present.
omersayli We appreciate you trying to help. However, it is true that sharing third-party software solutions is not allowed here as per our code of conduct, so we've removed those external links.
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For all - feel free to post this feedback on the Feedback Hub which is the main place the Windows team reads and addresses feedback.
Please note that I'm a community manager for Tech Community. I am not on the Windows team and can't address your Windows feedback in this thread in any way.
EricStarker minor correction to your reply: you say "which is the main place the Windows team reads and addresses feedback."
That should read ""which is the main place the Windows team reads feedback."
"Never combine taskbar labels" has been by far the most requested feature of the Windows 11 UI for years now, way ahead of any other feature request, yet Microsoft refuse to even comment on it. I think that ignoring your users' number 1 complaint means Microsoft doesn't get to claim they 'address' anything...
Hi , jonwright
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minor correction to your reply: you say "which is the main place the Windows team reads and addresses feedback."
I've been here for a long time and there is no direct response from the Microsoft team to user posts, MTC is not technical support - it's just that as users we discuss 🙂
- Time to check links, but not to peovide answers???
And I have posted in feedback hub and so far no responseMicrosoft employees are helpful and responsive, but most often it concerns the Blog, which is why it was my idea to create a new Blog space.
This is an example:
UUP on premises updates for Windows 11 | Windows IT Pro Blog (microsoft.com)
Thank you for your reply, but we are in the Windows space, I think no one expects a solution to this problem - > here on the MTC Forum, but threads like this deserve a response from the Windows team. Clarification - at least if this is on the roadmap for Windows11 - > lack of information is a reason for speculation!
Below I will add an excerpt from the MTC Code:
" Our community is a diverse community of people from many backgrounds, industries, countries, and cultures who choose to spend their time sharing their experiences with using Microsoft's Products and services. It is a central destination for education and thought leadership on best practices, product news, live events, and roadmap "
- I was about to press the "Upgrade" button but decided to take a look around the web to see some opinions....I will not upgrade to W11 *SOLELY* because I abhor combined windows.
- My office updated our computers. Otherwise I would still be running Windows 10. At this point I have lost all hope that Microsoft will fix this issue.
try this , it really works. Start menu may disappear first but recovers. Try to have internet connection available,
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Any way of doing this yet? It's been over a year since reported. No shell replacement to replace the entire shell for example?
- Check the first page of this thread; there are several shell replacements...like this:
https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher- seems to work, thanks. It needs to download files I guess, after install start menu disappeared initially but was fixed later.
- Just got a new laptop for data informatics; windows 11. I am absolutely disgusted that W11 has no feature to turn off taskbar combining. I will immediately format back to W10.
First, check if the computer manufacturer will provide a warranty in this case?
- We really need that ungrouping uption for the taskbar buttons. That should not be a problem, hope we have that option soon.
- The only reason me and many of my friends don't upgrade to Windows 11 is because it doesn't: Never Combine
- I signed up just to join this discussion. I looked everywhere to find out how to turn off the bundle setting and that brought me here. Very frustrating. I just bough this laptop complete with 11 and feel stuck! Please bring back unbundle!! I didn't upgrade my previous laptop for fear of bs like this!
hoanglongson install this fix everything u need https://www.androidauthority.com/ungroup-icons-taskbar-windows-11-3149488/
- I can't install third party software like that on my company computer.
Ken_Hadden 🙂
Yes, it is obvious that the administrator in the organization blocks changes in the registry that undo the changes after installing Windows11.
The designers, creating the new version of Windows11, also blocked the user and applications from direct and unrestricted access to system tasks -> only for system security reasons, to minimize possible attack and the ability to change attributes!
- Yesterday I moved two computers to Windows 11 and discovered this issue. Tonight I move them both back to Windows 10. I need direct task bar access to many folders/window instances as part of my workflow and I'm not comfortable with a third party solution. Trying to locate a particular browser window or folder in a dynamic pop-up menu is just incredibly inefficient.
While I'm on the subject I'd love to know how this design decision was made. Did Product Design never talk to customers or did they intentionally select customers who agreed with their stated intent? Did they decide it would be too hard to support their design change while still supporting the current method for those who need it? Was this a casualty of trying to develop a single interface that can work across all devices? I'm kidding of course - I don't ever expect to get the answers to these questions.- I initially upgraded two systems to Windows 11. I noticed immediately that windows were combined on the taskbar and downgraded one one system to Windows 10 the next morning. I made the mistake of leaving the other system on Windows 11 for more than 10 days 'just to give it a fair shake'. Now I'm stuck with Windows 11 until I copy all my data to an external drive, perform a fresh reinstall of Windows 10, and then reinstall all my applications/licenses and put all my data back.
The inconvenience this is costing me will definitely 'leave a mark' and I won't move to Windows 11 again if I can help it. From what I can tell, that won't be a problem for a long time. Windows 11 is barely up to 20% of the Windows installed base. Windows 10 was hugely popular, with 90%+ Windows market share and is still available today for purchase on new systems. The new laptop I received at work last week has Windows 10 and our company has 140k+ employees so they aren't likely to move to Windows 11 any time soon. Long term I hope Microsoft will reconsider, especially if Windows 11 adoption stalls. This feature change is just the sort of thing that can bring corporate IT support teams a lot of complaints from employees who won't or can't change their process. If there is any hope that Microsoft will listen, it won't be due to anything they read here. Actions speak louder than words. It will happen in those calls where Microsoft tries to convince major corporations to make the move to Windows 10. - Probably this project started during Pandemic and they had Mac to compare with 😉
Maybe because Windows11 is definitely cheaper!
Yeah I'm going back to Windows 10 after months of waiting for this feature. This is nonsensical.
