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How to Show or Hide Icons and Text on the Taskbar in Windows 10
If your Windows taskbar is showing both text and icons for open programs instead of just icons, it's because you or someone else with access to your account has changed your taskbar settings. Fortunately, it's easy to remove text from icons on your Windows taskbar and save some space.
To prevent Windows 11 or 10 from displaying text for open programs on the Windows taskbar, you need to do the following:
From now on, the Windows taskbar should only show icons. If you have multiple monitors, you can control this setting for the other taskbars as well with the option Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels on other taskbars.
