Windows 10: Change to taskbar icon layout

Discus and support Change to taskbar icon layout in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Just today the icons on the taskbar have changed. When a item pinned to the task bar is opened, the name of that item now shows beside the icon,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by AndrewJonesFoto, Jun 17, 2020.

  1. Change to taskbar icon layout


    Just today the icons on the taskbar have changed. When a item pinned to the task bar is opened, the name of that item now shows beside the icon, therefore occupying more space on the taskbar. if multiple folder windows are opened, each individual folder shows on the task bar, whereas before they would be grouped into a single icon

    I have a multi-display set up and it is only doing this on the task bar of the main display. Is it possible to customise this back to the way it was before, with just the icon showing?

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    Latest version of Windows 10 installed fully up to date

    :)
     
    AndrewJonesFoto, Jun 17, 2020
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  2. Yaqub K Win User

    System Icons on taskbar

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

    Are you referring to the clock system icon on the taskbar?

    If so, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:


    • Click on the search bar on the taskbar.

    • Type system icons.

    • Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.

    Hope it helps.
     
    Yaqub K, Jun 17, 2020
    #2
  3. MCK
    mck Win User
    Cannot change desktop icon

    Sometimes a desktop icon changes from what it was to a plain white folder. Might be something I did but not sure what.

    To change it to the icon I want, I go:
    1. Rt-click icon > Properties > Change icon
    2. I select the icon I want from the thumbnails of icons.
    3. Click OK
    4. Click Apply
    But the icon does not change. It just stays looking like a white folder.
    HOWEVER, if I pin the icon to the taskbar, the icon on the taskbar does look like the icon I selected in step-2. So the change is registered with Win10 but the icon on the desktop just doesn't change.

    Any ideas on how to fix this?
     
  4. Mark Ole Win User

    Change to taskbar icon layout

    Taskbar icons

    Hi,

    To address your concern, follow the steps below on how to show hidden icons on the taskbar.

    • Open Settings, and click on the Personalization
      icon.
    • Click on Taskbar on the left side, and click on the
      Select which icons appear on the taskbar
      link under the Notification area section on the right.
    • Turn on Always show all icons in the notification area at the top

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Mark Ole, Jun 17, 2020
    #4
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