Change taskbar items to display only filename not the program name


  1. Posts : 2
    windows10
       #1

    Change taskbar items to display only filename not the program name


    some programs display the filename before the program name in the taskbar eg notepad and MSword2013

    some programs display the program name first eg powerISO + most others

    because my taskbar space is limited i need only the program name displayed next to the program icon.

    it is REALLY ANOYYING if i have several copies of the same program running at once and i can only see the program name in the taskbar

    how can i do this? please help
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  2. Posts : 5,169
    64bit Win 10 Pro ver 21H2
       #2

    Thanks for your question, interesting observation but I am not aware of any way to change this.

    The display on the Taskbar reflects what is seen in the windows Title Bar and this is controlled by the app itself.
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  3. Posts : 2
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    there must be an easy fix to this in the registry. its hard to accept this cannot be altered easily
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  4. Posts : 1
    Windows 10
       #4

    Taskbar displaying filename only


    Having a narrow (left hand side) taskbar space I managed to find a solution:
    Open any folder and go to ‘File’ at the top on the left hand side.
    Click on this and then click on ‘Change folder and search options’ (Also named ‘‘Options’).
    This displays ‘Folder Options’.
    Go to the ‘View’ section.
    Untick ‘Display the full path in the title bar’ on the fifth line under the ‘File and Folders’, and this should show just the program name next to the program icon.
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