Windows 7 - Taskbar Open Window Buttons or Icons

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This will show you how to change the open window buttons on the Windows 7 new taskbar to either be buttons or icons.

1. For more on this, see How to Enable or Disable Windows 7 Taskbar Button Grouping.

A) To Have Open Window Icons on the Taskbar

• Set to Always combine, hide labels.

B) To Have Open Window Buttons on the Taskbar

• Set to Never combine.

1. To Have Open Window Icons on the Taskbar

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.

Taskbar_Icon_Buttons.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Have Open Window Buttons on the Taskbar

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.

Taskbar_Buttons.reg

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.

4. Right click on the extracted .reg file and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

6. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded files if you like.

1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search box and press Enter.

2. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

3. To Have Open Window Icons on the Taskbar

A) In the right pane, right click on TaskbarGlomLevel and click on Modify. (see screenshot above)

B) Type in 0 (number zero) and click on OK. (see screenshot below)

C) The registry will now look like this. (see screenshot below)

D) Go to step 5.

4. To Have Open Window Buttons on the Taskbar

A) In the right pane, right click on TaskbarGlomLevel and click on Modify. (see screenshot above)

B) Type in 1 (number zero) and click on OK. (see screenshot below)

C) The registry will now look like this. (see screenshot below step 2)

5. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.