You can customize the Windows taskbar in several different ways. You can display the bar horizontally or vertically. You can pin applications to the taskbar, select icon size and group pinned icons.

Windows is so customizable, it’s tempting to tinker. Don’t like Internet Explorer’s default feel? There are settings for that! Hate the way Windows 8’s Ribbon UI looks? Tweak away! And if you’re ...

The icon labeled “Safely Remove Hardware” has disappeared from the right side of my Taskbar. How can I get it back? The Safely Remove Hardware icon that crops up on the Taskbar is part of the plug-and ...

Reader Jim wrote in with this problem: “Somehow I’ve lost the icon for Internet Explorer in my Taskbar and can’t figure out how to restore it. Might sound dumb, but I’ve spent hours with no results.” ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s new ‘principles’ around default app settings and pinning new buttons to the Windows taskbar should ...

Our ‘12 year young’ TWC forum member is back! This time with a tweaking utility called Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer. This tool will allow you to resize & tweak the Windows 7 taskbar ...