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Bronze Contributor

Jul 03, 2021

How to let windows 11 "never combine taskbar buttons"?

Heather_Poulsen
Jul 30, 2024
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.

Copper Contributor

huali1405 I can not use windows 11 with out never combine taskbar buttons

Iron Contributor

Oct 29, 2021

Explorer Patcher is an elegant solution and solves the "never combine" problem once and for all.

This program (actually a single dll file) brings back the properties of the good old Win 10 taskbar.

It is an experimental program but it worked fine and without problems for me.

Here are the steps needed:

1. Download the "dxgi.dll" file from here. (read about it here)

2. Place dxgi.dll in C:\Windows

3. Restart Windows

4. Right-click on the Start button brings you the following dialog box.

5. Click on Properties --> Taskbar --> 4th line, change to "Never combine" and...

6. Voila !!! Problem SOLVED

I hope this will help until MS resolves it

msimoyeen
Copper Contributor
Mar 09, 2022
knick95

It didn't work in my case
msimoyeen
Copper Contributor
Mar 09, 2022
knick95 Oh no.
It worked, but you had it wrong.

It worked, when I put it under C:\windows
Thanks anyway. It was lifesaver ...................................
msimoyeen
Copper Contributor
Mar 09, 2022
It worked.
But, did this operation caused the removal of the "Time Icon" from the lower right corner?