Windows 10: How do I stop Win11 Collapsing Taskbar.

How do I stop win 11 collapsing the taskbar? I want it to stay like win 10 that the icon keep getting smaller and smaller but never getting a "..."

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Combined taskbar buttons / collapsing taskbar buttons

question1: has MS resolved the combined taskbar buttons / collapsing taskbar buttons? do users have a choice to UNcombine / not have icons collapse?

question2: if not, does MS (officially, in writing) recommend a third party SW? i'm reading complaints & folks pointing to third party SW. seems like a security risk to use third party SW; the ONLY reason i'd consider keeping win11 is for any improved security features.

rant1: advise from a heavy end-user for a quarter century: stop changing what works. heavy end-users have no less than 2 word, excel, browsers, file explorer open. toss-in mail client, acrobat, notepad. productivity means stuff is open and 'a hoppin & a poppin'. the first thing i do when upgrading OS or load SW is customize. custom menus, views, remove bloat-noise, settings, etc.

 

Open / Save as dialog boxes - choose whether to expand or collapse as default

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you would like to have a collapsed view of the items on the navigation pane of the File Explorer while saving a file. To do this, I would suggest you to try the steps listed below and see if it works.

• Open File Explorer
  and click on the View tab.
  
• Click on the drop down next to
  Navigation Pane and uncheck Show all folders.
  
• Exit File Explorer
  and try saving a file now.
  

Regards,

 

taskbar tranparency

Hi Dan,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused. I will surely assist you with this.

I would suggest you to change the desktop themes and check if you are able to see the transparent taskbar.

If that doesn't help I would suggest you to end the explorer.exe and restart it and see if you are able to see the transparent taskbar.

Please follow the steps below to restart explorer.exe:

stop and start Explorer.exe

• • 
    Right click on the taskbar and select task manager.
    
  • 
    In the process Right click on windows explorer and end the task
    
  • 
    Restart the task by clicking on the file and select new task
    
  • 
    Type Explorer.exe and press enter.
    

And see if it helps.

Do let us know the result. We will be glad to help if you need further assistance.