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How to let windows 11 "never combine taskbar buttons"?
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.
Max5742 Microsoft wanted to make Windows 11 look beautiful. Perhaps, a bunch of similar icons makes Windows look ugly. And, MacOS doesn't have the option either and see how beautiful it looks with grouped icons.
And if you are concerned about productivity, you can read this article:
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/10/04/windows-11-a-new-era-for-the-pc-begins-today/
The marketing lingo will make you "feel more productive" while using Windows 11.
My first thought after seeing Windows 11 was how like the macOS it looks, and that disappoints me greatly, but I do find the centralised working with everything in front of you much easier than any other version of Windows. It is a shame that the combining task bar icons has been disabled, should this not be up to the user to decide? For everyone complaining please make sure you find the relevant feedback in the Feedback Hub app (find it in "All Apps" and upvote your disappointment!