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How to let windows 11 "never combine taskbar buttons"?
- The November 2023 update added “never combined” mode on the taskbar for Windows 11. To find this feature, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar behaviors. Set Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels to Never. It also added a separate setting for turning this feature on for other taskbars when you use multiple monitors.
Would StartAllBack be a good solution?
No, it will not be a good solution at all. Here are some of the reasons:
- First you should trust the authors of this program.
- Sometimes these types of programs are buggy and your experience very much depends on the specific configuration that you have.
- This program probably should be updated when Microsoft changes something related to the taskbar/start button.
- You should not get used to it, it may not exist in 5 months or 5 years. (Just like Windows features 😄 )
- Every time you start using a new computer you will have to install it.
If you really need to use third party software for this, use ExplorerPatcher. You can find it in GitHub, at least it's open source. This means it's free and a bit more trustworthy.
I used it on Windows 11 before giving up and going back to Windows 10.
Oh mamma, what a bunch of sillies things.....
I'm using "startallback" from almost an year and it's almost flawless 'till now.
Your reasons are inconsistent:
- If you are a "power user", a "geek" or whatever you call yourself, you use a ton of programs made by a lot of gifted programmers (such as nirsoft or many others). Are you scared of leaking information? Burn your pc (and smartphone).
- Is there a SINGLE program bugless? Are you kiddin'? Again, burn your pc (and smartphone too).
- It needs to be updated? And what's the problem? Update. 🤷🏻
- Are you really saying (ok, writing...) that you cannot use a software because it could be dismissed after some time? And so what? You'll find another one.
I'm really shocked that someone so close minded dares to give computer advice.
P.S.: no, I'm not linked to startallback or whatever.
- We are simply confused about why something that we all liked and that worked perfectly fine has disappeared with no explanation. Why should we have to find 3rd party solutions to get what we always had?
- Inu-Yasha
Don't be shocked, this is not computer advice, this is my rant against Microsoft and their decision to ship a striped down and incomplete product.
To address your points of my inconsistency:
- Yes I use a lot of programs made from other people and I'm always cautious about leaking info to their developers. Unfortunately, styling/UX programs like this are usually targeted to not that tech savvy people and this exposes them to security threads. MS as a paid OS developer should not force people to seek alternatives for basic features.
- No program is free of bugs, but you don't have to deal with the bugs, if you don't need to use the program. Also, I don't remember seeing any bugs in the taskbar of Windows 10.
- One more thing that I need to update. Wouldn't it be awesome if it was included in the Windows update...
- I'm not saying that I cannot use a software because it could be dismissed, but it's another reason. It goes to basic habits, I don't want someone moving my doorknob on the different side of the door every few years.
Do I sound more consistent now?
