How to Get the Old Thin Taskbar Buttons with Text Back in Windows 7 and Later?
Windows 7 and later contain new iconized taskbar buttons which only show program icons. Its a new feature of Windows and looks nice. But a few people might find it difficult to use.
So here is a simple step-by-step tutorial to enable the old thin taskbar buttons with text in Windows 7 and later:
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1. Right-click on Taskbar and select Properties.
2. Now enable “Use small icons” option.
3. You’ll also see that “Taskbar buttons” option would be set to “Always combine, hide labels“. Change it to either “Combine when taskbar is full” or “Never combine“.
“Combine when taskbar is full” option will group same program buttons in taskbar like Windows XP and Vista. “Never combine” option will disable grouping.
4. That’s it. Apply the changes and you can enjoy the same old thin taskbar with program text in Windows 7 and later.
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THANKS A LOT FOR THE HELP. NOW I HAVE WHAT I WANT. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE INTERESTING ARTICLE.
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thanks a lot for this
But i want little larger icon size in thin taskbar.
Is there any registry trick or any other way to do so…?
^^ Try following:
https://www.askvg.com/download-sevenvg-rtm-theme-with-normal-taskbar-for-windows-xp/
https://www.askvg.com/download-sevenvg-black-rtm-theme-with-normal-taskbar-for-windows-xp/
https://www.askvg.com/vistavg-ultimate-theme-for-windows-xp/
https://www.askvg.com/vistavg-blue-refresh-theme-for-windows-xp/
https://www.askvg.com/vistavg-black-theme-for-windows-xp/
“If it’s not obvious by the semi-tortuous steps above, it’s worth noting that this isn’t something we’re exactly desperate for folks to re-enable,” is the actual quote regarding Quick Launch.
MS San Serif also doesn’t render properly. i have a file which uses it and when i open it up, it says the font needs to be subbed, but the font is right there in drop down menu. i even installed the font file copied from a XP computer and it’s not rendering the same.
Windows Vista looks like this