The Start in earlier versions of Windows contained items such as Find and Run , the functionality of which was included in Search programs and files in Windows Vista and later. The Quick Launch bar, available in versions of Windows earlier than Windows 7, contains shortcuts to applications.
Windows provides default entries, such as Windows Internet Explorer, and the user can add any further shortcuts that they choose. Icons in this area respond to a single click. In Windows 7 and later, this functionality is included in the taskbar buttons. The Shell places a button on the taskbar whenever an application creates an unowned window—that is, a window that does not have a parent and that has the appropriate extended style bits see Managing Taskbar Buttons , below.
To switch to a window, the user clicks its window button. This functionality has been greatly expanded as of Windows 7. For more information, see Taskbar Extensions. Applications can put icons in the notification area to indicate the status of an operation or to notify the user about an event. For example, an application might put a printer icon in the notification area to show that a print job is under way.
However, in Windows 7 and later, some of the information previously provided by the notification area should be provided through an application's taskbar button. The notification area is located at the right edge of the taskbar if the taskbar is horizontal or at the bottom if the taskbar is vertical. For more information, see Notifications and the Notification Area. The notification area also displays the current time if that option is selected.
The option is found as:. The user can right-click the taskbar to display the shortcut menu. The shortcut menu includes commands to cascade windows, stack windows, show windows side-by-side, show the desktop, start Task Manager, and set taskbar properties. The shortcut menu also provides the option to add or remove a set of toolbars from the taskbar. For more information, see Implementing Band Objects. Note that as of Windows 7, the taskbar and the notification area have separate shortcut menus.
These shortcut menus share some options, such as window arrangement, and add others. The taskbar supports two display options: Auto-Hide and, in Windows Vista and earlier only, Always On Top the taskbar is always in this mode in Windows 7 and later. To set these options, the user must open the taskbar shortcut menu, click Properties , and select or clear the Auto-hide the taskbar check box or the Keep the taskbar on top of other windows check box. The work area is the portion of the screen not obscured by the taskbar.
It is possible to cover the taskbar by explicitly setting the size of the window rectangle equal to the size of the screen with SetWindowPos. Also particular to those systems, if the taskbar is set to Always On Top, it will remain hidden only while the application is the foreground application. The Shell creates a button on the taskbar whenever an application creates a window that isn't owned.
Pin an app directly to the taskbar for quick access when you're on the desktop. Or unpin it, if you want. You can do it from Start or the Jump List—which is a list of shortcuts to recently opened files, folders, and websites.
In the search box on the taskbar, type the name of the app you want to pin to the taskbar. Right-click on the app, then select Pin to taskbar. To unpin an app, follow the same steps and select Unpin from taskbar.
If the app is already open, select and hold the icon in the taskbar or right-click it , then select Pin to taskbar. Customize the taskbar from the taskbar itself. If you want to change multiple aspects of the taskbar at one time, use Taskbar settings. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, and then select Taskbar settings. In the Taskbar settings , scroll to see the options for customizing, choosing icons, and much more.
Typically, the taskbar icons are centered, but you can also align them to the side of the taskbar. Scroll to Taskbar alignment and select Left.
Open Taskbar settings. Whenever you want to change the order of app buttons on the taskbar, just drag a button from its current position to a different one.
A badge on a taskbar button is an alert to let you know that some activity is happening, or needs to happen, with that app. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings , select Taskbar behaviors , then choose Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop. To restore the view of all your open windows, move the mouse over, or press, the far-right edge of the desktop again. You can hide the taskbar both in desktop mode and tablet mode.
Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings , select Taskbar behaviors , and select Automatically hide the taskbar. To see the taskbar after it's hidden, hover your mouse over, or touch, the bottom edge of your screen. Select Colors and scroll to Accent color. Turn on Show accent color on Start and taskbar. This will change the color of your taskbar to the color of your overall theme. Note: This option is only available if you select Dark or Custom as your Windows color under Choose your mode.
If you choose Custom , you'll also need to choose Dark for Choose your default Windows mode. Open Colors settings. You can personalize it in many ways—change the color and size, pin your favorite apps to it, move it around on your screen, and rearrange or resize taskbar buttons.
You can also check your battery status, minimize all open programs momentarily so that you can take a look at your desktop, or lock the taskbar to keep your options. You can do it from Start or the Jump List, which is a list of shortcuts to recently opened files, folders, and websites.
If the app is already open, right-click or press the app's icon on the taskbar, then select Pin to taskbar. Or select Unpin from taskbar if you're unpinning the app.
Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, and then select Taskbar s ettings. In the Taskbar settings, scroll to see the options for customizing, sizing, choosing icons, battery information and much more. Locking the taskbar is handy to make sure it remains how you set it up.
Unlock the taskbar later when you want to make changes or change its location on the desktop. Select Taskbar settings and turn on Lock the taskbar.
The new taskbar of Windows 10 is customizable in many ways. For instance, you can pin apps, websites, folders, etc. Not only that, but Windows 10 also lets you move the taskbar to the left, right, top, or bottom of the screen. If you are amongst those who like to pin tens of programs to the taskbar, then you might like the idea of a secondary taskbar. Your second taskbar can be used to pink apps and folders, just like the primary taskbar.
So, in this article, we have decided to share a working method to add the second taskbar on Windows You can ignore this warning as the program is safe to use. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3.
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