Can't un-combine taskbar items in Windows 11 after latest update

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Anonymous
2023-08-02T15:41:08+00:00

My system just did the lastest windows 11 update and all my tasbar items have been combined. When I go into taskbar behaviours to uncheck the option, the option does not exist? I tried searching settings and nothing appears. What can I do?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T12:15:53+00:00

    Good day, I'm very i upgraded to Windows 11. It takes me much longer to do my work because of this "never combine" function is gone. Please not everyone use tablets or macs to use the tablet style approach to view open task bar icon group together. Even the right click menu in windows 11 is just not worth it because when you have to perform another right click function on the menu you have to go on another view on the right click to perform an action. It's making productivity slower with the silly things in windows 11. Please fix the setting allowing ungroup of icons on taskbar. Windows 11 Enterprise Build 22H2 OS Build 22621.2283

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-17T02:46:05+00:00

    As of 9/16/2023 there is NO way to uncombine taskbar icons. This is a HUGE oversight by Microsoft and an inconvenience to us paying customers. Why would ANYONE think it's a good idea to eliminate this feature and not give the consumer the ability to configure the windows setup as we need it?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-09-08T21:03:27+00:00

    I completely agree with your statements.

    SOMEONE PLEASE tell the Programmers that DIFFERENT is not the same as "Better"...

    Changing many of the actual interfaces withint the OS such as how the programs are accessed in the Start Menu. and the Grouping on the Task Bar....

    Just plain inconvenient and infuriating...

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-08T20:56:09+00:00

    I just want to know WHY Microsoft would REMOVE this functionality from windows 11?

    It's been a useful option for Years.... and it was originally included in Win11 and had to be deliberately removed. Why??

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-08-31T04:07:37+00:00

    A agree. The list of productivity destroying changes to 11 is aggravating.

    The grouping is at the top of my list, but there are plenty of others.

    I am not sure who decides what is "better" at Microsoft, but it makes me wonder if those decisions makers actually use their products daily.

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