How do I Ungroup Task Bar Buttons in Windows 11

It is more about MS removing features and seemingly being disconnected from its user base and how they use their OS. Since Windows 7, MS has introduced more clicks and such to get the same thing done, especially when it comes to the taskbar.

They are not improving work flows, they are adding to them.

With high resolution screens (2k/4k), I do not need to "group" my items. Quicker work for me is seeing say several Visio tabs showing along my task bar and being able to click on the ones I know I need, vs hovering over a single icon, wait for a window to pop up then find the one I need.

New or not, this was the same as them removing folder previews for pictures...(now adding it back after massive community complaints)

It is someone with in MS trying to dictate to its users how best to use their OS, with little insight into how different people actually use the OS.

To be fair, they did add back Folder thumbnail previews after a lot of backlash from removing that in Windows 11

To be fair, they did add back Folder thumbnail previews after a lot of backlash from removing that in Windows 11

I appreciate you trying to see a silver lining. I think the point that most people might be trying to make is that these options never should have been removed in the first place. Many of these UI choices have been around since Windows 7, some maybe longer? They've taken steps backward with these options completely missing in Windows 11, in my opinion. The fact that Windows, since its inception, had better accessibility due to available customization options (which usually grew with new iterations) is one of the reasons why so many people and businesses chose MS over other options in the first place (in addition to wider options for software selection).

The lack of response from Microsoft is inexcusable.

Their constant badgering with every Windows 10 update to upgrade to Windows 11 while promising better options and features is why so many of us are frustrated. No one enjoys being lied to, especially in the form of a blatant bait and switch tactic. I don't think many people foresaw the removal of choices that have carried over across several versions of Windows. One would think that they would have learned from the Windows 8 blunder. They couldn't seem to backpedal fast enough after that version dropped.

TLDR: Upgrading with the promise of more options and improved features means people will expect tried and true features to be an obvious choice to include. They got neither. Leaving out any of these choices in the first place is nearly impossible to justify on their part. The choice to straight up ignore what are clearly reasonable expectations is incomprehensible to me.

I've always loved most Microsoft products and I've sworn by Windows. Even after their occasional misfires (windows 8, IE), I had faith due their ability to innovate and release really solid products that withstood the test of time. This is honestly the first time I've ever seriously considered exploring other options.

I'm with Midnight_Lightening.

Shame that Windows 11 doesn't offer the same functionality to remove grouping as one could in all the previous versions of Windows (at least the ones I have used).

"Never Combine" was such a great feature. But alas, no longer available.