Windows 10: Taskbar ungrouping

First of all, can Microsoft please explain me why tabs are being grouped on the Windows 11 taskbar, thus requiring extra mouseclicks to open the desired tab? A software company should know every useless click counts on a working day! Being forced to use Microsoft software for 20 years now, an ongoing frustration is the feeling Microsoft programmers don't use the software themselves, since otherwise it would be a lot easier to operate. So, after the big update this week, my tabs are grouped again, and the menu doesn't show me an option to ungroup. Can you please explain me how to get the old W

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Ungroup sessions in the Taskbar

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you want to ungroup the sessions for Antares app in the Taskbar, and keep all other apps grouped.



There is a setting we can change to ungroup the applications in the Taskbar. However, this will ungroup all the other applications in the Taskbar as well. You may want to try it and see if that helps:

1. Press Windows Logo key + I, to open
   Settings.
   
2. Click on Personalization and select
   Taskbar from the left pane.
   
3. Select Never from the drop down for
   Combine taskbar buttons.
   

However, we always appreciate our customer’s feedback, and your feedback and suggestions are very important to us. Hence, I suggest you to provide your valuable feedback and ideas in our
Feedback Hub, where our developers can look
into the requests and constantly improve the features of Windows.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

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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ungrouping in taskbar

That's currently not supported. I suggest you to drop a feedback to Microsoft on this, using Feedback hub app.