How to Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar on Windows 10
2How to Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar on Windows 10.
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Windows includes a special application desktop toolbar called the taskbar that shows on the bottom of a display screen by default. The taskbar allows you to find, see, open, and switch between your apps. You can also see the date and time, system icons, and items running in the background on the notification area. You can make the taskbar look how you want, manage your calendar, pin your favorite apps to it, change the size, change location on screen, and specify how taskbar buttons group together when you have more than one window open.
Normally you can drag the upper part / line of the Windows taskbar and increase or decrease the height. However, some times this can be impossible, i.e., the taskbar remains as it is, it won’t let you change its height. This may happen when you have it locked (right click on any empty space of the bar and see if the option “Lock the Taskbar” is checked). It can also happen when you use the Language Bar or other toolbars. Try to close any other toolbar that uses taskbar space, and then see if the taskbar can be resized. I assume, of course, that you already have it unlocked.
Now that you managed to resize your taskbar, there is another problem you may face. After you reboot your PC or restart Windows you may find out that Windows did not save the size of your taskbar, although you had locked it before the restart. If you unlock it, resize it again, then lock and reboot, the problem remains – your taskbar ignores your preferences!
What worked for me, strange as it may seem, is not to lock the taskbar. If I lock it, in the next Windows session it doubles its size; if I leave it unlocked, it remains as I want it – just a single row.
I don’t like the taskbar being unlocked, because it has a rather thick and ugly line on the upper side (the line you drag in order to resize it), but even this is better than having a double-sized taskbar.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.