Windows 10: Taskbar "Always, hide labels" setting not working on custom toolbars

On a new laptop, under Settings | Taskbar | Combine taskbar buttons, I've selected "Always, hide labels." On my old laptop with this setting, only icons appeared in the taskbar section, as to all of (i) the taskbar displaying open programs, (ii) the default Desktop toolbar, and (iii) any custom toolbars I created.


As seen in the below screenshot from my new laptop, the taskbar at left is working in the same way, but the custom toolbar displays file names of the open programs. Can anyone help me get the toolbar at right to display icons only? Appreciate any and all pointers. Thanks.

Running Windows 10 version 1903 (OS Build 18362.476) on an HP EliteBook Folio 9470 laptop.




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Hide taskbar labels - Windows 10

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.



You may try the steps listed below and check if it works:

• Right click a blank area on the taskbar and choose
  Taskbar Settings.
  
• Under Combine Taskbar Buttons, choose
  Always, hide labels.
  
• Exit Settings.
  

You may also go through How to use the taskbar
for further help.



Hope it helps.

 

how to effectively hide or disable the taskbar?

Hi,



Did you try the “Auto-hide the taskbar” option from Taskbar properties?



If you have not tried it, I would suggest you to follow these steps and auto-hide the taskbar:

• Right click on Taskbar.
• Click on Properties
• Check the box Auto-hide the taskbar.
• Click on OK.

Hope this information helps.

 

Taskbar - to restore to default settings

Hi,

To change the settings for the icons on your taskbar, follow the steps below:

• Right click on your taskbar.
• Select on Settings.
• On the pop-up window, look for the Combine taskbar buttons option.
• Click on the drop-down arrow and choose Always, hide labels.
• Once done, you can now close the settings window.

These steps should help you with your issue.

Get back to us if you need further assistance.