The taskbar is a graphical user interface element that has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95, displaying and facilitating switching between...

"Widgets" panel on the taskbar, the ability to create tiled sets of windows that can be minimized and restored from the taskbar as a group, and new gaming...

on pinned apps The following taskbar features are no longer available as of Windows 11: Support for moving the taskbar to the top, left, or right of...

combine taskbar buttons Added the ability to hide the time and date in the system tray Updated notification bell icon in the system tray on the taskbar Modernized...

three-dimensional view. Taskbar live thumbnails – Hovering over the taskbar button of a window displays a preview of that window in the taskbar. Desktop Window...

Windows versions, and continue in modern variations to this day, such as the taskbar, the notification area, file shortcuts on the desktop, plug and play driver...

system. Its readily identifiable elements consist of the desktop, the taskbar, the Start menu, the task switcher and the AutoPlay feature. On some versions...

People", where shortcuts to "important" contacts can be displayed on the taskbar. Notifications involving these contacts appear above their respective pictures...

improvements on the Windows Aero user interface with the addition of a redesigned taskbar that allows pinned applications, and new window management features. Other...

to the principles of the updated Fluent Design System. Center-aligned Taskbar, with new animations for pinning, rearranging, minimizing, and switching...

Clicking on the task in a taskbar or taskpanel Taskbar Some window managers provide a taskbar that shows running applications. The taskbar may show all applications...

mode feature in Task Manager Re-added the drag and drop feature on the taskbar Improvement to the snap layout experience New live captions feature New...

Copilot into Windows 11, allowing users to access it directly through the taskbar. In January 2024, a dedicated Copilot key was announced for Windows keyboards...

between through tabs. A taskbar is a toolbar provided by an operating system to launch, monitor and manipulate software. A taskbar may hold other sub-toolbars...

some notable design changes, which were integrated into Windows 11: The taskbar was centered. It had 3 different sizes: small, intended for mouse-controlled...

areas have seen enhancements. Unlike Windows Vista, window borders and the taskbar do not turn opaque when a window is maximized while Windows Aero is active;...

Windows shell although it also does some minor tweaks for the Windows Taskbar. In particular, it can serve as a Start menu replacement for Windows 8...

system, tapping the Windows key by itself traditionally revealed Windows Taskbar (if not visible) and opened the Start menu. In Windows Server 2012 and...

smartphone, and OneDrive. The new Start menu also includes a search box. Taskbar: The Taskbar has also been center-aligned, and now includes new animations for...

interface for Google Desktop embedded in the taskbar that mainly consists of a Google search textfield Deskbar, a taskbar equivalent for BeOS currently provided...

Desktop Menu allowed users to open items on the desktop from a menu on the Taskbar; Explore From Here enabled users to open Windows Explorer view from any...

it featured a taskbar-mounted Mini-mode in which the most common media control buttons are presented as a toolbar on the Windows taskbar. Flyout windows...

XForms. Olivier Fourdan released the program, which was just a simple taskbar, on SunSITE. Fourdan continued developing the project and in 1998, Xfce...

accessing the file systems, as well as user interface elements such as the taskbar and desktop. The application was renamed from "Windows Explorer" to "File...

cascading "All Programs" menu. The taskbar can now group windows opened by a single application into one taskbar button, with a popup menu listing the...

interface, replacing the previous Program Manager with the Start menu, taskbar, and Windows Explorer shell. Windows 95 was a major commercial success...

mimicking the interface of ChromeOS with a dedicated windowing system and taskbar for web apps. This was removed on version 49 and users that have upgraded...

resources than GNOME Shell. It provides a traditional and highly customizable taskbar (panel) with many plug-ins bundled in one package (gnome-applets), including...

especially the Start menu and taskbar. RetroUI places a Start menu and start button on the Windows taskbar, makes taskbar visible on the Start screen,...

minimize, maximize and close Active applications can be displayed in a taskbar via the winlist module Uses the GTK+ toolkit Support for modules Support...