You get
a taskbar at the bottom and a few icons on the desktop, along with app drawer, multitasking, and home keys.
Various applications could remain pen and accessed as different tabs at
the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
I personally prefer keeping
the taskbar at the bottom of the display.
That means if you prefer
your taskbar at the top of the screen, you can put it up there — same for the left or right sides.
If you use the above - mentioned tutorial, you will be to change the color of the title bar, start menu, action center, and
taskbar at once.
For example, if you set the Volume icon to «Off» here, it won't appear on
your taskbar at all.
There is now a small arrow in the middle of
the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
A taskbar at the bottom of the screen has software back, home, and task - switching buttons on its left and alerts, clock, and wireless / battery icons on the right side.
A taskbar at the bottom of your screen to manage and switch between running apps, a file manager to help you find and manage files on Remix and multiple windows to make multitasking possible even on your Android tablet.
Windows 10 also has a «Tablet Mode» which redesigns
the taskbar at the bottom and makes tiles bigger.
Not exact matches
Starting with the OS, we can see a flat UI, which we know is not unique to Microsoft but when you add in a
taskbar and apps that look like the Modern applications in Windows 8, it's hard not to say that these two were brothers separated
at birth.
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).
and look
at the
taskbar in your browser window (usually
at the lower left).
Then place your mouse
at the top edge of the
taskbar and drag to resize it just like you would with a window.
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.
If you'd rather have Windows always show these on the
taskbar, enable the «Always show all icons in the notification area» slider
at the top of the screen.
Windows helps you manage this clutter, controlling which icons appear on your
taskbar and whether certain system icons appear
at all.
The official name for the thingie
at the bottom of the screen is the «
taskbar».
There's a simple trick that's been built into Windows forever... hold down the Ctrl key while selecting
taskbar buttons and you can select more than one
at a time.
For example, the screenshot
at the beginning of this article was from the primary
Taskbar, and this one is from the
Taskbar on the second monitor:
If you're connected via Wi - Fi, click the Wi - Fi icon in the system tray
at the far right of your
taskbar, and then click the «Network settings» link.
Pick an accent color and turn on
at least the «Show color on Start,
taskbar, and action center» option.
For whatever reason, the Windows 10 Personalization options provide a single option to use an accent color on your
taskbar, Start menu, and Action Center all
at once instead of letting you choose a color for each.
At times you may get a Low Disk Space message or notification or warning popup from the right side of your Windows
taskbar — You are running very low on disk space on disk.
However, if you don't upload many documents
at a time or
at all, you can remove it from the notification area on the
Taskbar.
If you touch and hold tiles on the Apps screen, you're given
at least two options: «Pin to Start» and «Pin to
taskbar.»
Get a sneak peak: Rest your mouse pointer on a
taskbar program icon to peek
at documents.
2] Windows 10 users can also turn off Bluetooth by clicking on the Action Center icon
at the right - side end of
Taskbar.
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.
You'll always use the bottom - left corner to access the Start screen, even if the
taskbar is
at the top of your screen.
On the
Taskbar settings screen, click the «Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop button at the end of the taskbar» slider button so it turns white and rea
Taskbar settings screen, click the «Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop button
at the end of the
taskbar» slider button so it turns white and rea
taskbar» slider button so it turns white and reads Off.
For regular apps, this usually means the app's
taskbar button starts flashing
at you.
Once you've got the app installed, enable
Taskbar's main service using the switch
at the top of the screen,
at which point you'll see a small floating interface in the bottom - left corner that you'll be using to launch Freeform Windows.
TIP: After installing the update and you are using a device with a mouse and don't see the
taskbar coming up when you move your mouse to the bottom of a Windows Store app or see the Minimize button at the top right, make sure under «Taskbar and Navigation properties» that «Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar» is c
taskbar coming up when you move your mouse to the bottom of a Windows Store app or see the Minimize button
at the top right, make sure under «
Taskbar and Navigation properties» that «Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar» is c
Taskbar and Navigation properties» that «Show Windows Store apps on the
taskbar» is c
taskbar» is checked.
Sometimes when your
taskbar refuses to auto - hide and you can't find the reason, restarting Windows Explorer can make the problem go away —
at least temporarily.
At this point, you can use the
Taskbar interface to launch as many freeform windows as you'd like, but be aware that you have to start from a fully - cleared recent apps list to open apps with this interface in the future.
Just click the Action Center button — that's the one
at the right side of your
taskbar, to the right of the clock — and click the notification to open the page in Edge.
You can also perform a similar trick in the Notification Area (or system tray)
at the right end of the
taskbar.
Right - click the OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area,
at the far right of the
taskbar, and select Settings — or, select Start, and search for OneDrive.
Sure, the lack of the Windows
taskbar and the desktop feels a bit confining
at first.
If you'd like to be able to just bark commands
at your PC, open Cortana by clicking the search field in the
taskbar and select the Notebook icon in the left - side options pane.
After installing the Anniversary Update on your Windows 10, you will notice that the Clock & Date which used to be located
at the extreme right end of the
taskbar, has been shifted to the left and in its place, you now see the Action Center icon.
Taskbar settings are now integrated into the new Settings app, and you can access them
at Settings > Personalization >
Taskbar.
Follow the below steps to put on the accent color just on the
taskbar while keeping the Start Screen and Action Center
at their default color tone.
If the icon is only appearing in the pop - up tray and you want to see it
at all times, just click and drag it onto your
taskbar.
The Action Center button is now located
at the far right corner of the
taskbar, making it easier to find.
You can show the same color on your
taskbar by sliding the Show color on Start,
taskbar and action center towards the On position on the right, or you could keep it
at Off and show a gray
taskbar.
The
Taskbar also changes to be more touch - friendly — the icons are more spaced - out, while the pinned app icons don't appear
at all — and you can just cycle through them in Task View.
To open the Windows 10 Settings app, in the
taskbar search bar type Settings and click on the top result which appears
at the Start.
You can also toggle Focus Assist on or off by right - clicking the notification icon
at the right corner of your
taskbar and using one of the «Set focus assist» options.