To move the taskbar from its default position along the bottom edge of the screen to any of the other three edges of the screen:
- Click a blank portion of the taskbar.
- Hold down the primary mouse button, and then drag the mouse pointer to the place on the screen where you want the taskbar.
Maybe it's incomplete or only partially enabled. You can turn this off by going to Start > Settings > Multitasking. Under Snap, turn off the third option which reads "When I snap a window, show what I can snap next to it." Then restart your computer. After turning that off, it now uses the whole screen.
Steps to group similar icons on taskbar in Windows 10:
Step 1: Access Taskbar and Start Menu Properties. Step 2: In the Taskbar settings, tap the down arrow (or the bar) on the right of Taskbar buttons, choose Always combine, hide labels, Combine when taskbar is full or Never combine, and then hit OK.The simplest way to move the taskbar is to click and drag it. Left-click and hold on the taskbar, drag it to the side of the screen you want it on, then release your mouse button.
Pin apps and folders to the desktop or taskbar
- Press and hold (or right-click) an app, and then select More > Pin to taskbar.
- If the app is already open on the desktop, press and hold (or right click) the app's taskbar button, and then select Pin to taskbar.
You can also reposition the taskbar from your Windows settings:
- Right-click any blank space on your taskbar, then select Taskbar settings (Windows 10) or Properties (Windows 8 and 7).
- In the Taskbar Settings window, set the Taskbar location on screen to Left, Top, Right, or Bottom.
How to move the taskbar back to the bottom.
- Right click on an unused area of the taskbar.
- Make sure that “Lock the taskbar” is UNchecked.
- Left click and hold in that unused area of the taskbar.
- Drag the taskbar to the side of the screen you want it.
- Release the mouse.
The taskbar is an element of an operating system located at the bottom of the screen. It allows you to locate and launch programs through Start and the Start menu, or view any program that is currently open. The taskbar first introduced with Microsoft Windows 95 and can be found in all subsequent versions of Windows.
Windows+Right Arrow: Maximize the window on the right side of the screen. Windows+Shift+Left or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor to another.
Drag a tab out of the window. This will make this new tab the last window opened. Then shift click the left most and right most tab, and drag them into the new window. This will keep open all the tabs while moving the window to the last one.
The keyboard shortcut for this is Ctrl+Shift+T on Windows and Command+Shift+T on Mac. Learn it. It's one of the most useful keyboard shortcuts in your browser. Finally, if you have a group of useful tabs open and you think they're all worthy of bookmarks, then you can choose “Bookmark All Tabs”.
Press the Windows key to toggle show the Start menu or Start screen and taskbar. If you have more than one display, this will only show on the main display. Press the Win+T keys to show the taskbar with focus on the icons or buttons of apps on the taskbar.
To lock or unlock the taskbar in Windows 10, do the following.
- Right-click on the taskbar.
- In the context menu, choose Lock the taskbar to lock it. A check mark will appear next to the context menu item.
- To unlock the taskbar, right-click on it and select the checked Lock the taskbar item. The check mark will disappear.
For Windows 10 users, next to the Combine taskbar buttons option, select the menu and choose Never. The change is saved automatically, so you can skip the final step below. For Windows 8 and Windows 7, next to the Taskbar buttons option, use the drop-down menu to select Never combine.
Steps to group similar icons on taskbar in Windows 10:
Step 1: Access Taskbar and Start Menu Properties. Step 2: In the Taskbar settings, tap the down arrow (or the bar) on the right of Taskbar buttons, choose Always combine, hide labels, Combine when taskbar is full or Never combine, and then hit OK.Each app appears as a single, unlabeled button (icon), even when multiple windows for an app are open. Combine when taskbar is full - This setting shows each open window as an individual, labeled button. When the taskbar becomes crowded, apps with multiple open windows collapse into a single app button.
