Taskbar Button Grouping - Enable or Disable

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How to Enable or Disable Windows 7 Taskbar Button Grouping

Information

A taskbar button represents an open window on the desktop. These buttons appear on the taskbar as a horizontal bar button or a icon button. This will show you how to have similar taskbar open window buttons to group to one button or not in Windows 7.

NOTE

When you have more than one similar window open, say Notepad windows, you could set the taskbar to group the same Notepad taskbar buttons to just one button instead of multiple buttons. This can help organize the taskbar and save space when you have multiple windows open.

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EXAMPLE: Taskbar Buttons Grouped

EXAMPLE: Tasbar Buttons Not Grouped

Here's How:

1. Right click on a empty area of the taskbar and click on Properties. (See screeshot below)

A) Go to step 3.

OR

2. Click on the Start button and click on Properties. (See screenshot below)

A) Click on the Taskbar tab. (See screenshot below step 3)

3. Click on the drop down arrow menu to the right of Taskbar buttons. (See screenshot below)

4. To Always Group Taskbar Buttons -
NOTE: Any taskbar buttons for the same program or window will always be grouped to one icon button.
A) Click on Always combine, hide labels to select it. (See screenshot below step 3)

B) Go to step 7.

5. To Only Group Taskbar Buttons when the Taskbar is Full -
NOTE: Any taskbar buttons for the same program or window will be grouped to one icon button when the taskbar runs out space for the buttons.
A) Click on Combine when taskbar is full to select it. (See screenshot below step 3)

B) Go to step 7.

6. To Never Group Taskbar Buttons -
NOTE: Open window taskbar buttons will remain as separate buttons on the taskbar and not be grouped together.
A) Click on Never combine to select it. (See screenshot below step 3)

7. Click on OK. (See screenshot below step 3)

That's it,
Shawn

fquist · 3 Weeks Ago

How do I keep Windows 7 from positioning all the Firefox buttons together? When I open a new Firefox window, I would like to button to appear at the right end of the taskbar. However, Win7 positions it with the other Firefox buttons and will not let me move an individual button; they all move as a group. Under Vista and XP I used a utility called Taskbar Shuffle that let me put each button where I wanted it. Win7 is almost there, but not quite. (Note: this doesn't just apply to Firefox, it will occur with all applications that allow multiple instances).

**Brink** · 3 Weeks Ago

Hello Fquist, and welcome to Seven Forums.

I'm afraid that the individual buttons will move together when not grouped, or as one when group by default and cannot be changed.

Sorry,
Shawn