How To Show Text And Images Instead of Icons Only

Unlike the previous Windows Operating Systems, Windows 7 uses an icon only in the Taskbar.

If you find this difficult to use, you can return the buttons back to the way they used to be so that the button displays a label for the open file or application.

 

Follow the steps below to proceed:

(1) Right-click on an empty portion of the Taskbar and select Properties.
(2) Go to the Taskbar buttons section and use the dropdown to change it from Always combine, hide labels to Never combine.

  (3) Click the OK button.

 

Your Taskbar will go from Icons:

 

To Icons and text in theTaskbar:

 

 

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This Tip was suitable for:

Windows 7