Windows 10: How do I ungroup in the task bar but KEEP single icons and hide labels?

I'm not sure if I have worded my question very well so please bare with me.Basically, see the attached picture/screenshot, all I want to do is get rid of that "group". I want everything else to stay the same. Whenever I have 2 or more of the same "app" open then it automatically creates a group, which is pointless because 1 I don't want them grouped and 2 I can still see them individually when I hover so what is the point?For example / context; I like being able to just hover over the Word icon and then selecting the thumbnail of whatever document I want. which is what I have always been ab

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Option to UNGROUP the buttons, but HIDE the labels in the taskbar

Hello everyone! So far, we don't have an option in the Windows 11 taskbar settings to UNGROUP the buttons, but HIDE the labels in the taskbar, only to ungroup AND show labels. I don't understand why Microsoft does this kind of thing. First, they remove something important, then they add only half an option. Combining buttons is TERRIBLE, and displaying these giant labels filling the taskbar is also terrible. Why can't we have the best of both worlds? I wonder if anyone knows of any way to do this. I tried changing the 'TaskbarShowLabels' registry value to 0, but it seems like it doesn't work anymore. Thanks!

 

Unable to hide Task bar

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are unable to hide Task bar. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

I suggest you to try the steps provided below and check if it helps.

a. Right click on the Task bar.

b. Click on Properties.

c. Put a check mark next to ‘Auto-hide’ the task bar.

d. Click on Apply and OK.

If the issue persists try the below steps to restart the Windows Explorer and check if that helps.

Step 1: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys to open Task Manager

Step 2: Click on
More details.

Step 3: Under the Processes tab, right-click on Windows Explorer entry and then click Restart.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Ungroup Icons in Taskbar

Hey Bill. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

See if any of these methods to ungroup icons in Windows 11 taskbar have not been undone yet:

https://appuals.com/ungroup-the-tray-icons-in-w...

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https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-ungroup-icons-on-...

https://www.androidauthority.com/ungroup-icons-...



Report back results for each step so I know what else to suggest.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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