{"id":20211,"date":"2023-10-24T09:09:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20211"},"modified":"2023-10-24T09:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:27:21","slug":"show-or-hide-taskbar-labels-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/show-or-hide-taskbar-labels-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Show or Hide Taskbar Labels in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I restore the classic taskbar labels in Windows 11? By default, Windows 11 displays only application icons on the taskbar without any additional labels. To view the title of the window that you have open, you need to spend time moving your mouse and hovering over the icons on the taskbar. This tutorial will show you 2 methods to show or hide taskbar labels in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hide-or-show-taskbar-labels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hide-or-show-taskbar-labels.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hide-or-show-taskbar-labels-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Show or Hide Taskbar Labels in Windows 11 Using Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the empty space on the taskbar and choose &#8220;<strong>Taskbar settings<\/strong>&#8221; from the pop-up menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/taskbar-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/taskbar-settings.png 467w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/taskbar-settings-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">the Settings app<\/a> opens to Personalization -> Taskbar, click &#8220;<strong>Taskbar behaviors<\/strong>&#8221; on the right pane to expand the settings.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/taskbar-behaviors.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/taskbar-behaviors.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/taskbar-behaviors-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;<strong>Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down list, select &#8220;<strong>Never<\/strong>&#8221; if you want to always show taskbar labels and never combine taskbar icons, or choose &#8220;<strong>Always<\/strong>&#8221; to hide taskbar labels. The &#8220;<strong>When taskbar is full<\/strong>&#8221; option lets you hide taskbar labels only when the taskbar is full of program icons.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/combine-taskbar-and-hide-labels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/combine-taskbar-and-hide-labels.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/combine-taskbar-and-hide-labels-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Show or Hide Taskbar Labels in Windows 11 Using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced<\/code>. Double-click the DWORD <strong>TaskbarGlomLevel<\/strong> on the right panel.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TaskbarGlomLevel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"201\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TaskbarGlomLevel.png 536w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TaskbarGlomLevel-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Change the value data to one of the following values, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>0: Always<\/li>\n<li>1: When taskbar is full<\/li>\n<li>2: Never<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/never-hide-taskbar-labels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/never-hide-taskbar-labels.png 331w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/never-hide-taskbar-labels-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor. You need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/restart-file-explorer-in-windows-11\/\">restart File Explorer<\/a> or restart your computer to see the changes.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I restore the classic taskbar labels in Windows 11? By default, Windows 11 displays only application icons on the taskbar without any additional labels. To view the title of the window that you have open, you need to spend time moving your mouse and hovering over the icons on the taskbar. 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