How do I Ungroup Task Bar Buttons in Windows 11

I'm happy for you, you can stay on Windows 10 for now. But not everyone has the chance to choose, especially if the company rule is to use the latest version.

I don't know if you realize that Windows 11 is not even a year old. I would say, to everyone, that if you're not comfortable with software that is still in its early stages, you shouldn't use it. That's why I'm sticking with Windows 10 for now.

Not possible if it's a new device with Windows 11 installed!

I can second almost everything written in this thread before. This is simply Microsofts worst idea since 1995. Since then, the classic GUI was my main reason for staying on windows. There my be better prices and flexibility in the open source space, fancy, reliable hardware in other places. Finally it's all about the quality of the GUI if you need to work with it on a daily base.

To stay in the desktop-methaphor: It's like you're doing some serious work, spreading documents and tools all over your desktop to solve some complicated problem or make some sophisticated drawing - stuff that needs your full attention. But everytime you drop a piece of paper or a pen, a ruler, whatever: Someone suddenly grabs it and stows it away in a drawer. ****?! Each time you need it again, you are forced to search through a lot of similar looking junk in one of your drawers. It's not only the extra clicks - it it draws your attention away from the task itself and forces you to search for stuff instead! This is interupting workflow and concentration. The "feature" is literally burning time and money - big time!

What is the point of having a task bar, if it does not show open tasks?

I could have understand that move back in the 90ies, when screen space was precious and the majority of the workforce was not used to GUIs. But now, as everyone out there knows what a task and an icon is and has 1-4K pixels of screen space, you are hiding all relevant controls on that man sized screen behind a few spaces the size of a fingernail!

Propably you guys think people in the future are all going to do their work with touch screens on their couches. And yes - it's nice to have the possibility to check some results in a comfortable place. It's nice to have but not a replacement for the real work, that comes before. Writing and editing long texts or code with a touchscreen is a pain, so is formatting and aligning tens of boxes in powerpoint or working with excel.

As long as Windows lacks a working task bar, I will choose other products that either have a task bar or at least a usability concept for living without it. All the other stuff - software compatibility, price is absolutely secondary here.