XP and Vista: Do Not Group Similar Tasks on the Taskbar

Contributor Icon Contributed by AlexTheBeast Date Icon July 16, 2005  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

Annoying. I just installed a couple of new systems and notice that this painful little feature is enabled by default. Here’s how to kill it.


Does “4 Internet Explorer” mean anything useful to you? Me either. Then why does windows group similar tasks on the taskbar by default?

Here is how to quickly ungroup:

    1. Right-Click on the taskbar
    2. Select Properties from the context menu
    3. Uncheck Group Similiar Taskbar buttons
    4. Click OK

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