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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?
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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?
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
100% correct. I am losing productivity to this DOWNGRADE as well. I constantly refer to documents in other programs as I draft legal documents, and this adds seconds to my access to the information I need, which add up significantly over the course of the day. It is also extremely disruptive to my workflow and concentration, which is obviously extremely frustrating. FIX IT NOW PLEASE!
If you use multiple monitors, one way to declutter is to go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > When using multiple displays, show my taskbar apps on > Taskbar where window is open.
The uncombine function is coming to Windows 11 soon it's not polished yet though.
Can you please hurry up with this and not try turning all features in Windows into a Mac? If I wanted a mac, I would have gotten a mac. I am not sure what compelled MS to do stupid things like this. Why not include an option to uncombine from the get go?
