Policy

Prevent grouping of taskbar items

This setting affects the taskbar buttons used to switch between running programs. Taskbar grouping consolidates similar applications when there is no room on the taskbar. It kicks in when the user's taskbar is full. If you enable this setting, it prevents the taskbar from grouping items that share the same program name. By default, this setting is always enabled. If you disable or do not configure it, items on the taskbar that share the same program are grouped together. The users have the option to disable grouping if they choose.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Start Menu and Taskbar
Policy ID 410cd5b70b0e
Internal name NoTaskGrouping

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoTaskGrouping (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoTaskGrouping (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This setting affects the taskbar buttons used to switch between running programs. Taskbar grouping consolidates similar applications when there is no room on the taskbar. It kicks in when the user's taskbar is full. If you enable this setting, it prevents the taskbar from grouping items that share the same program name. By default, this setting is always enabled. If you disable or do not configure it, items on the taskbar that share the same program are grouped together. The users have the option to disable grouping if they choose.

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