▷ Customize windows 10 taskbar

The Windows 10 taskbar is an essential element of our desktop to work in our Windows environment. It will show the processes and tasks that are running and we can also anchor the icons that we want. But this bar is much more than this, and in this new step by step we are going to explore all the options that we have.

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The taskbar is a common element in all operating systems with a graphical environment, such as Windows, Linux or MacOs. Some are more striking like the Mac dock and others more minimalist like the Windows 10 taskbar. But appearances are deceiving and today we will see everything we can do with our taskbar.

Important accesses in the Windows 10 taskbar

This element has gained many functionalities accesses since its origin in Windows 95. It is not only limited to showing the processes running and in the background. From this we can access many places of our team.

Access to configuration options

If we go to the start button and click on it with the right button, we can access a complete menu of Windows configuration shortcuts. From here we can execute commands, open the configuration, the PowerShell, etc. An extremely useful menu.

Task manager and Cortana

Since previous versions it was possible to access Windows 10 task manager from the bar. But now with the implementation of Cortana, our personal assistant, we will be able to place a search bar directly on the Windows 10 taskbar. This way we will not have the need to open the start almost at all.

Windows notifications

Another vital element in Windows 10 is the notification center. From the bar we can quickly access all pending notifications that we have on the computer, be it security, social networks or Windows Defender.

Customize Windows 10 taskbar

To access the configuration of the taskbar we will only have to right-click on it and access the option "Taskbar configuration".

A window will appear with all the available settings for our bar.

Hide and lock taskbar:

We have the option to lock the bar so that we cannot resize it or move it to other places on the desktop.

And another option so that it is automatically hidden from the desktop when we are not in its area of ​​interaction.

Display options

In this option set we have:

• With the possibility of viewing the desktop transparently from the button at the end of the bar on the right, we have the option of showing a bar with smaller icons if we activate the corresponding option Modify access to command prompt or PowerShell when we open the configuration options in the start menu and show some extra information about the applications that are active, for example, number of emails, download processes, etc.

Notifications area

If we continue below we will find customization options for the icons that appear in the taskbar, on the right side of it. If we have several screens we can access them directly from the taskbar.

Activate other buttons on the taskbar

If we right-click on it, a series of options will be opened, which also include the possibility of displaying certain buttons such as our contacts, touch keyboard or the very useful task view button.

Move taskbar and resize

With the option of "block task bar" deactivated, we will have the possibility to modify its size or change its position.

Size:

We will only have to place the mouse on the edge of the taskbar. Clicking and dragging up will make it bigger

Position:

Similarly, by clicking on it and placing the mouse on the ends of the desktop, we can place it on the four edges of it.

Disable notifications from Windows 10 taskbar

If we are tired of continually listening to and seeing notifications in the taskbar, we can also delete them. We will do the following:

We go to the start button and open the configuration options with the right button.

Click on the "system" option

In the configuration screen that opens to us we will direct the option of "Notifications and actions"

To deactivate all notifications, click on all the buttons in the “Notifications” section, putting them in the deactivated state . If we want to customize the programs that we want to notify us, we must go down and there will be the entire list available.

Put icons in the center of the taskbar

As a last option we will see how we can place the icons anchored in the taskbar in the center of it. To do this we will have to do a little trick that will consist of the following:

• Right click on the taskbar and click on " Lock taskbar" so that this option is unchecked. Then we go to the " Toolbar " option. Now we activate the " Links " option.

If you look, a new button called “Links” has appeared on the right of the bar . We must click on the fixation icon (to the left of links) to drag it to the left area of ​​the bar. We will have to go over the icons in the bar and it will be anchored.

We will do the same with the icon fixing icon. We will drag them to the situation that we want to place them. Something like this will remain:

So that the text of " links " is not seen, we will right-click on it and uncheck the options " Show text " and " show title"

Now again we activate the option of " Lock task bar " to hide the panel fixing icons.

The end result will be as follows:

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