How to make the taskbar in Windows 7 work like the taskbar in Windows Vista
Hate the new taskbar in Windows 7? Here’s how to make it similar to the taskbar in previous versions of Windows.
When you start up Windows 7 for the very first time, probably the first thing that you’ll notice is that the taskbar has been substantially overhauled into a Mac-style “dock”. While most people will probably love the new taskbar, some will invariably hate it. If you fall into the latter camp, here’s how you can easily make the Windows 7 taskbar work like the taskbar in earlier versions of Windows.
1. Right-click on a blank area of the taskbar and choose Properties.
2. Under Taskbar Buttons, choose Never Combine.
3. Right-click any icons that are currently pinned to the taskbar and choose Unpin this program from taskbar.
And that’s all there is to it. Your Windows 7 taskbar now has the familiar feel of Windows XP and Vista.
I’d recommend not making this change until you’ve used Windows 7 for a while as, once you’ve spent some time with the new taskbar, you’ll probably come to the conclusion that it’s actually an improvement on the taskbar in previous versions of Windows.
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This isn’t the same as the XP taskbar at all. Windows 7 still combines the display of running applications with shortcuts (pinned) application launchers. Once you have enough windows open, it starts not showing some of your shortcuts.
I HATE the new taskbar. This is a major step backwards for Windows. :(
I’d say the worst thing about the taskbar is that it takes two clicks to navigate to multiple-instance programs. when I have 4 excel files open and am basically using just 1 & Firefox, it’s a major annoyance to need to click once on excel and once on the AeroPeek little rectangle.
So you can get on wifi in 3 clicks but it takes 2-4 just to click between applications.
“I’m John Doe, and Windows 7 made doubled my inefficiency.”
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