How to Remove Text from Icons on the Windows Taskbar

Great for a practical joke on a coworker

If yourWindows taskbardisplays both text and icons for open programs instead of icons only, it’s because you or someone else with access to your account has changed the taskbar settings. Fortunately, it’s easy to remove the text from icons in the Windows taskbar and conserve space.

Remove Icons from the Taskbar

To stopWindows 11 or 10from displaying text for open programs on the Windows taskbar, you must:

From now on, the Windows taskbar should show only icons. If you have multiple displays, you can also control this setting for the other taskbars with theCombine taskbar buttons and hide labels on other taskbarsoption.

Note: On Windows 10, you can save more space on the taskbar by toggling theUse small taskbar buttonsoption. This shrinks down the icons and taskbar to about half the size.

An Icon-Only Taskbar Is the Best

That’s about it. Most people won’t run into a taskbar in Windows that shows icons and text very often, but if you do, you know how to fix it. Also, it’s a pretty safe and simple tweak that you can use as a practical joke to bother someone who isn’t very computer savvy.

Now, why notexplore some customizations for the Windows taskbarto make it even more useful?

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