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  • old taskbar and new taskbar: Win 11

    From Retrograde@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 28 01:36:42 2023
    From the «back where we started» department:
    Feed: OSnews
    Title: Microsoft leak hints show labels on taskbar and more features coming to Windows 11
    Author: Thom Holwerda
    Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:01:25 -0400
    Link: https://www.osnews.com/story/136079/microsoft-leak-hints-show-labels-on-taskbar-and-more-features-coming-to-windows-11/

    Speaking of Windows, here’s something I’m pretty sure many of you will be very
    happy about:

    In March, we exclusively confirmed the tech giant’s plan to restore classic taskbar features[1] in the fall as part of the Windows 11 version 23H2 update. One of the features set to return is “never combine” for the taskbar. As the
    name suggests, this new toggle would let you ungroup icons/apps on the
    taskbar.

    Microsoft has finally added the early bits of the functionality to the taskbar with Windows 11 Build 23440[2], which is available in the Dev Channel. In the update, Microsoft has reintroduced the taskbar show labels feature and the ability to ungroup app icons on the taskbar in Windows 11, addressing user demands for these popular legacy features.

    I prefer the more dock-style approach to managing and opening applications, but I know a considerable number of you prefer the more traditional taskbar-based approach.

    Links:
    [1]: https://www.windowslatest.com/2023/03/16/windows-11s-never-combine-taskbar-icons-feature-is-coming-in-the-fall/ (link)
    [2]: https://www.windowslatest.com/2023/04/20/microsoft-leak-hints-show-labels-on-taskbar-and-more-features-coming-to-windows-11/ (link)



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  • From Arnold Knight@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 28 02:35:01 2023
    Great.

    What would be awesome though, would be for them to remove advertising,
    and put the 'Microsoft Account' feature as opt-in, nested in the
    settings, rather than as an installation requirement.

    I know that would make a lot of Windows users very happy.

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  • From The Real Bev@21:1/5 to Arnold Knight on Thu Apr 27 21:15:28 2023
    On 4/27/23 7:35 PM, Arnold Knight wrote:
    Great.

    What would be awesome though, would be for them to remove advertising,
    and put the 'Microsoft Account' feature as opt-in, nested in the
    settings, rather than as an installation requirement.

    I know that would make a lot of Windows users very happy.

    And make it look and work like Windows 95. But faster.

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    "I used to be convinced that MicroSquish shipped crap because they
    simply didn't give a flying fuck as long as the sheep kept buying
    their shit. Now, I'm convinced that they really do ship the best
    products they are capable of writing, and *that's* tragic."
    - John C. Randolph, about MS quality control.

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