After using your computer for some time, you may find you accumulate a lot of taskbar icons. If you’d like to hide some of these icons or show hidden icons for quicker access, you can use this guide learn how to customize the taskbar and display only the icons you want.
Customize Icons that Appear on the Taskbar
To choose which icons to show:
Customize Taskbar Icons in Windows 7 / 8:
1. Click the up arrow on the taskbar and click Customize…
2. Here you can choose to Hide, Show, or Hide (when inactive) each application’s icon:
- Show icon and notifications: Display icon all the timeāeven when inactive
- Hide icon and notifications: Always hide the icons
- Only show notifications: Hide the icon until the application notifies you of an event
3. Click Turn system icons on or off
4. Here you can hide the clock as well as the other system icons listed on the previous panel
5. Click OK to save your changes
Customize Notification Area Icons in Windows Vista
1. Right click the space next to the clock and click Properties
2. On the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, click the Notification Area tab, and click Customize
3. Change the Behavior setting for each application by choosing whether to Hide it, Show it, or only Show it when it’s active (Hide when inactive)
4. Click OK on the Customize Notification Icons dialog. Click OK on the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box
Rearrange Taskbar Icons
To rearrange taskbar icons, simply click an icon and drag it:
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