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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

have been part of the product ever since, including the Start menu, the taskbar, and Windows Explorer (renamed File Explorer in Windows 8). In 1997, Microsoft...

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...

graphical effects. Plasma replaces the previous KDesktop shell, Kicker taskbar, and SuperKaramba widget engine used in the K Desktop Environment 3 series...

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;...

thumbnail above the taskbar. It resembles Looking Glass's usage of transparency for window selection using window thumbnails on the taskbar. Looking Glass...

one third the time of Windows XP on the same hardware. An optional "new taskbar" was introduced that was thinner than the previous build and displayed...

performing other functions in the Windows shell. The Start menu, and the Taskbar on which it appears, were created and named in 1993 by Daniel Oran, a program...