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I installed Windows Server 2008 R2 (but I believe this question stil belongs here and not on serverfault) and the default look is one in which the taskbar buttons (taskbar, not notification icons) only show the icon and not the text. I prefer it where the buttons show both the icon and the text. How can I make this so?

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I have 4 open programs: Chrome, Task Manager, CMD Prompt, Windows Explorer.
None of the programs are pinned.

I want to see the text beside each program like I'm used to from every previous version of windows.

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  • Are you asking for labels for the pinned programs, or the programs that are minimized? I think you ruled out the Systray icons in the right hand corner.
    – KCotreau
    Commented Jul 24, 2011 at 16:56
  • Right, click one of the taskbar buttons and see if it shows the title of the window.
    – Synetech
    Commented Jul 24, 2011 at 17:50
  • @Synetech, I am not talking about pinned programs. Just minimized (or normal, or maximized) taskbar buttons. (they all take up a slot in the taskbar as a button) They are not showing any text, making it difficult for me to figure out what they are.
    – Kirk Woll
    Commented Jul 24, 2011 at 18:24
  • @Synetech, I do not understand what you mean. When I right-click on the taskbar button, I get the same popup menu I always get: The name of the program, the ability to pin, and the ability to close the window.
    – Kirk Woll
    Commented Jul 24, 2011 at 18:28
  • I didn’t say right-click, I said I said right, as in what KCotreau said. What about non-minimized windows? Do they have text in their buttons?
    – Synetech
    Commented Jul 24, 2011 at 18:38

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Ah, I had forgotten about the Taskbar buttons section of the Taskbar settings. It was set to Always combine, hide labels and of course it was doing exactly that.

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I changed it to Never combine and now it's working like I wanted it to.

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  • Aha, the picture makes it clear what the problem is. When you have that option enabled and have a lot of instances of the window open, it does exactly that. Screenshots are good.
    – Synetech
    Commented Jul 24, 2011 at 19:31

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