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Because taskbar icons can represent both currently-running programs and pinned programs, there are two ways to tell which icons represent currently-running programs:
When you hover your mouse over an icon, live thumbnails of each program window are displayed. If a program has two or more windows open, you will see a live thumbnail of each open window:
To see a full-size preview of a program window, hover your mouse over its thumbnail.
To open the program window, double-click its thumbnail.
To unpin a program from the Taskbar, right-click the program icon and select Unpin This Program from Taskbar:
To unpin a program from the Start menu, right-click the program icon and select Unpin from Start Menu:
To unpin a file from a program's Jump List, click the inserted push-pin icon.
As with previous Windows versions, Windows 7 provides many options for customizing the Start menu and Taskbar. To get started, right-click the Start button and select Properties. Click Customize (arrow) on the Start Menu tab to change its default settings:
The Start Menu tab's combination of checkboxes and radio buttons enables you to create your own combination of fast access to frequently-used features while hiding features you don't use very often.
In this example, I changed Control Panel to a menu and added Homegroup, Downloads, Recorded TV, Administrative Tools, and Run to the user's menu:
If you don't like these changes, click the Use Default Settings (previous figure) button to reset the Start menu.
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WALT_OWNS_YOUR_FACE
August 18, 2009 at 3:28pm
I've been rolling with the task bar at the top of the screen for years now and it's great. It should've been there all along!
Invader_Zim
August 18, 2009 at 4:01am
I just had to make this account in order to say...I agree! Ever since I put the taskbar at the top, well, it's just better that way. I could never go back down, no sir.
