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

critics pointed to changes in the user interface, such as limitations on taskbar customization and difficulties in changing default applications, as steps...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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;...

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

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...

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

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...

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

of KDE Software Compilation 4 and replacing the KDesktop shell, Kicker taskbar, and SuperKaramba widget engine, which formed the Desktop in earlier KDE...

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

Windows 98. Taskbar and Start Menu options allowed disabling of the drag and drop feature and could prevent moving or resizing the taskbar, which was easier...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

opened apps can be displayed on the taskbar; as with desktop programs, shortcuts to apps can also be pinned to the taskbar. When a mouse is connected, an auto-hiding...

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...

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...