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The taskbar comes with a few settings that enable you to customize the look and operation of the taskbar, which can help you be more productive. Open the Settings app, click Personalization, and then click Taskbar. This opens the Taskbar screen, shown in Figure 1.6.

There are a ton of settings here, so here’s a look at the most important ones:

 Lock the taskbar. When this switch is On, you can’t resize or move the taskbar, and you can’t resize or move any taskbar toolbars. This is useful if you share your computer with other users and you don’t want to waste time resetting the taskbar if someone else changes it.You can also toggle taskbar locking on and off by right-clicking an empty section of the taskbar and then clicking Lock the Taskbar.

 Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode. When this switch is On, Windows reduces the taskbar to a thin line at the bottom of the screen when you’re not using it. This is useful if you want a bit more screen room for your applications. To redisplay the taskbar, move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen. Note, however, that you should consider leaving this option unchecked if you use the taskbar frequently; otherwise, auto-hiding it will slow you down because it takes Windows a second or two to restore the taskbar when you hover the mouse pointer over it.1.6 Use the Taskbar screen to customize your taskbar.

 Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode. This is the same as the preceding switch, except it controls whether the taskbar is hidden when you use tablet mode. (To learn more about tablet mode, see Chapter 8.)

 Use small taskbar buttons. Set this switch to On to shrink the taskbar’s program buttons. This not only reduces the overall height of the taskbar (so you get more room for the desktop and your programs), but it also enables you to populate the taskbar with more buttons.

 Use Peek to preview the desktop… Set this switch to On to enable the Peek feature. When you have Peek activated, move the mouse pointer over the right edge of the taskbar, and Windows temporarily hides your open windows so that you can see the desktop. Move the mouse pointer off the right edge of the taskbar to restore your windows.

 Show badges on taskbar buttons. Set this switch to Off to prevent Windows from showing badges on taskbar buttons (such as the number of unread messages in the Mail app).

 Taskbar location on screen. Use this list to choose where you want to place the taskbar: Bottom, Left, Right, or Top. For example, if you want to maximize the available screen height, move the taskbar to the left or right side of the screen.

 Combine taskbar buttons. Use this list to choose how you want Windows to group taskbar buttons when an application has multiple windows or tabs open:Always hide labels. Choose this option to have Windows always group similar taskbar buttons.When taskbar is full. Choose this option to have Windows group similar taskbar buttons only when the taskbar has no more open space to display buttons.Never. Choose this option to have Windows never group similar taskbar buttons.