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Task Bar
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Auto-hide the task bar, keep the task bar on top of other windows, group similar task bar buttons together, show the clock, and hide inactive icons.
Task Bar
Open the task bar and start menu properties.
- Right-click anywhere on the task bar.
- Click the Properties item.
Select the task bar properties.
- Click the Taskbar tab.
This completes the task bar properties.
Auto-Hide the Task Bar
Always show the task bar on the desktop.
- Uncheck the Auto-hide the taskbar box.
- Press the Apply button.
If you need all the space on the desktop that you can possibly get, then auto-hide the task bar.
- Checkmark the Auto-hide the taskbar box.
- Press the Apply button.
- Point at the bottom of the desktop to show the task bar. When you're done, it auto-hides the task bar again until you need it again.
This completes auto-hiding the task bar.
Keep the Task Bar
on Top of Other Windows
Keep the task bar on top of other windows like Paint.
- Checkmark the Keep the taskbar on top of other windws box.
- Press the Apply button.
Keep the task bar on bottom of other windows like Paint.
- Uncheck the Keep the taskbar on top of other windws box.
- Press the Apply button.
This completes keeping the task bar on top of other windows.
Group Similar Task Bar Buttons
When you open a lot of programs, like a lot of Notepads, group all the Notepads into a single button on the task bar so they don't take up so much space.
- Checkmark the Group similar taskbar buttons box.
- Press the Apply button.
- Each letter is an item in the Notepad button,
- Press the Notepad button.
- Click an item to show or hide a letter.
If you always want each Notepad to have its own button on the task bar, no matter how many Notepads there are,
- Uncheck the Group similar taskbar buttons box.
- Press the Apply button.
This completes grouping similar task bar buttons.
Show the Clock
Show the clock.
- Checkmark the Show the clock box.
- Press the Apply button.
Hide the clock.
- Uncheck the Show the clock box.
- Press the Apply button.
This completes showing the clock.
Hide Inactive Icons
Hide most of the notification icons most of the time.
- Checkmark the Hide inactive icons box.
- Press the Apply button.
Show all of the notification icons all of the time.
- Uncheck the Hide inactive icons box.
- Press the Apply button.
This completes hiding inactive icons.