The desktop taskbar will also get a number of new buttons.
Microsoft is taking the first steps towards a «Metro» and desktop merge, with the ability to pin and interact with Metro apps from
the desktop taskbar, and new Media Center - like close and minimize options for Metro apps.
For example, you might want to pin the allowed applications to
the desktop taskbar so people who use the PC know the applications they have access to.
Log into Windows 8.1 for the first time and you'll see a familiar sight on the left side of
your desktop taskbar: the Start button.
A desktop taskbar with an app menu (listing your installed Chrome apps), pinnable shortcuts, and icons for running browser windows.
For removing the Windows 10
desktop taskbar clock, you'll have to make some changes in the Notifications & Actions section of the Windows 10 Settings app.
Part of Microsoft's Blue - codenamed round of updates, the headline feature in Windows 8.1 was the partial restoration of the much - missed Start button on
the desktop taskbar.
She'll get her own place next to the Start button in
the desktop taskbar, waiting to respond to search queries delivered in natural language via voice or text.
For instance, Windows 10 displays a clock icon in
desktop taskbar.
Install it from the Chrome App Launcher page and it will appear on
your desktop taskbar in Windows or your dock on Mac OS X. Google hasn't yet released a Chrome App Launcher for Linux, although they say they will soon.
A Control Panel shortcut now appears in the Modern «Change PC Settings» menu and you can pin Modern apps to
the desktop taskbar — a first step in cross-environment integration but remember there's no floating Windows Store apps in the desktop yet and no changes to the Start Menu.
Not exact matches
Mouse shortcuts deliver extra power, activating different functions depending on where you click (
desktop,
taskbar, title bar).
It's pretty bad on non-touch devices, enough so that Windows Blue will be an upgrade to Windows 8, that will give users the option to boot to
desktop, and add a start button to the
taskbar.
Improvements include the ability to close Modern apps with a single click, a persistent
taskbar in
desktop mode, more lock - screen options, and Bing Smart Search that includes both Web and local results.
To launch Stock Investor Utilities, double - click on the Stock Investor Pro 4.5 Utilities icon on your
desktop (if you placed one there at installation) or click the Start button (from the
Taskbar) and choose Programs > AAII > Stock Investor > Stock Investor Pro 4.5 Utilities (assuming you followed the default installation settings).
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It lacks the ability to easily move windows from one
desktop to another if you don't want to see every open window on the
taskbar.
A simple mouse - over and click launches an application directly from the
taskbar, freeing up screen real estate on the PC's
desktop.
To close the Skype
desktop application, locate the Skype icon in the notification area next to the clock on your
taskbar.
With the Peek option turned on, you can move your mouse to the tiny sliver of space at the far right of the
taskbar to hide all your windows and show you your
desktop.
Of course, LARGE displays where you always have the
taskbar showing and some open
desktop area to quickly switch between some apps is always the best depending on how you position them on the display overlapping.
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If it is just one app, then you could change the windows shell, so windows explorer (the
desktop /
taskbar) would not even startup.
In Windows 10, that search box was moved to the
Taskbar and integrated into Cortana (personal assistant) and the Task View (virtual
desktops) button was added to the
Taskbar as well.
Desktop users should be particularly pleased with the lack of pre-installed shortcuts on either the
desktop or the
taskbar.
You'll find the usual things: A
desktop environment with a
taskbar, tray, and launcher, apps like the Files app, and of course the Chrome browser itself.
New task view button: There's a new task - view button on the
taskbar for quick switching between open files and quick access to any
desktops you create.
Windows 8.1 Update brings the Store icon and pinned apps to the
taskbar on the
desktop.
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Taskbar tips and tricks Windows Windows 8.1
If you use Word a lot (like me), can't get enough of PowerPoint, or maybe you love doodling in Paint, you can pin your favorite programs to the
taskbar on your
desktop so you can get to them in one click.
By default, Cortana should be found in the
taskbar on the bottom left of the
desktop.
Developers will have an incentive to create these packaged apps because they'll work on every operating system and they can be created with web technologies — and unlike Microsoft's Modern apps, they can integrate with the traditional Windows
desktop workflow and
taskbar.
The new tip appears anytime you move the mouse to the bottom left corner of the screen, and is always visible on the
taskbar when on the
desktop.
When you launch one, it will appear in its own window on your
desktop, complete with its own
taskbar entry.
This study is similar to the one we did a year ago where Insiders helped determine what windows were represented on the
taskbar in virtual
desktops.
We fixed an issue where using an app in mini mode (for example Groove Music) would result in the
taskbar appearing on top of a remote
desktop session.
To create a new, empty virtual
desktop, click the
taskbar's Task View button (just to the right of search) or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + Tab, and then click New
Desktop.
Windows 10 has tablet mode, which removes your
taskbar icons and puts all apps in full - screen mode, leaving you with a minimalist workspace that removes a lot of
desktop distractions.
To check your network's settings go to the
desktop, right click the network symbol in the
taskbar (usually the lower right corner of the screen), and then click «Open Network and Sharing Center».
On one hand there is the global
Taskbar that shows windows across all
desktops and on the other hand there is the filtered
Taskbar that only shows windows on the current
desktop.
To add a new
desktop simply click the task view button on your
taskbar and click the «new
desktop» button.
Don't worry global
Taskbar fans, you can have it your way with just a settings change: Settings app > System > Multitasking > Virtual
Desktops.
The Action Center is represented by a flag - like icon that is displayed in the notification area of the
taskbar, on the Windows
desktop.
Installed Chrome apps can be launched from the Chrome App Launcher, the Apps section on Chrome's New Tab page, the Start menu (you'll find them in a «Chrome Apps» Start menu folder), or even a pinned
taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut.
The
taskbar is the primary way of interacting with the Windows
desktop having links not only to open the Start screen, but all your favorite pinned applications and folders, running apps and open folders, and also the clock and notification area, which hold your notification icons.
To create a new virtual
desktop, select the Task View button on the Windows
Taskbar (or hit Windows key + Tab)-- then, select New
desktop near the lower - right corner of the screen.
Aero Peek is one of the more useful new features in Windows 7... just move your mouse to the
taskbar for half a second, and everything else hides so you can see the
desktop or application window.
The quickest way to disable Aero Peek is to move your mouse to the far right side of the
Taskbar, right - click on the Show
Desktop button, and then select «Peek at
desktop» from the popup menu.
Make sure that the «Automatically hide the
taskbar in
desktop mode» option is enabled.
To do this, type OneDrive in
taskbar search and click open OneDrive
desktop app.