In addition to this, it also puts a screen brightness icon on
the taskbar space to enable quick access.
The Cortana search box in particular takes a ton of precious
taskbar space that could otherwise be dedicated to apps that are pinned or running, so I wouldn't be surprised if most power users collapsed Cortana search to a regular icon or hide it altogether.
It consumes very little
taskbar space and therefore the most preferred setting.
This feature lets you save
your taskbar space when you have many background applications launched.
Windows 7 and 8 also hide icons behind the up arrow to save
taskbar space.
Not exact matches
Simply right - click on any empty
space on the
taskbar, go to Search, and then change «Show search box» to either «Show Cortana icon» or «Hidden».
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.
You can also resize the
taskbar to get a little additional
space.
Perhaps the easiest is to right - click any open
space on the
taskbar, and then select «Task Manager» from the context menu.
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
Space message or notification or warning popup from the right side of your Windows
taskbar — You are running very low on disk
space on
space on disk.
If you prefer mouse to keyboard, one of the fastest ways to bring up Task Manager is to right - click any open
space on your
taskbar and choose «Task Manager.»
Right - click on the empty
space of
Taskbar.
To unlock the
taskbar, right - click an empty
space on the
taskbar.
For the first time, Windows 10 includes support for virtual desktops: separate desktop
spaces that give you more room to spread out your various apps (the shortcuts and
taskbar remain constant).
To do this, right - click on any empty
space on the
taskbar, go to Cortana / Search, and then change Show search box to either Show icon or Disabled / Hidden.
Live Tiles are completely removed from this Start menu alternative, and the large search bar previously found in the
taskbar returns to a familiar, less
space consuming position.
To show just the icon on the
Taskbar, right - click on any empty
space on the
Taskbar and select «Cortana» (or «Search») > «Show Cortana icon» (or «Show search icon»).
While you can always Pin or Unpin icons to add or remove them, by simply making the icons smaller, more
space will be made available on the
taskbar.
We updated the Action Center icon to now hide unread notification count when the
taskbar is using small icons, as there's not enough
space to display it.
Oh, and another growing pain — while I've been mostly unbothered by the notch in the display, it does annoyingly cut into the available
space in the
taskbar.
The search box on the Windows
taskbar takes up too much
space for something that you can just as easily do by pressing the Windows key and start typing.
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.
Right - click any open
space on the
taskbar and choose the «Show task view button» option to turn it back on.
Today's update moves the article title and author name from
taskbar to within the article saving
space on your phone's display.
If it's not visible, right - click any empty
space on the
taskbar to open the
taskbar customization menu and then click the Show touch keyboard button option.