Thursday, 19 November 2009

Helpdesk #09: Taskbar in Windows 7




A few people have asked me how they can change their Windows 7 taskbar to resemble the 'old' one from WinXP for example.

Although you won't completely succeed, since the 'quicklaunch' function was remodeled and done away with, here's a short explanation how to get as close as you can:

Step 1: Right-click your taskbar and select 'Properties'.

Step 2: In the dropdown (see screenshot) choose "Combine when taskbar is full".



(apologies for the Dutch W7, it's legit so I'm not complaining ;) )

Step 3: Click Apply/OK and enjoy your oldskool taskbar.



Personally, I'd advise anyone to get used to the new functionality, it's actually pretty awesome, and I think we'll see more of it in the future.

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