Most of us don't like the normal position of the taskbar in Windows 7, and we shift it to the left or right side of the desktop.
Reducing the size of icons on Taskbar can definitely give you more space, but there is a limitation on the thin-ness of the taskbar. You can only reduce the length to a defined limit.
What you get is this type of a taskbar.
The problem is that you feel cheated and there is some extra space on side of each of the active application.
Could there be a way to get rid of it?
Luckily, there is...
Step 1.>
Right-click on your taskbar and click on properties.
Step 2.>
Check the boxes- 'Auto-hide the taskbar' and 'Lock the taskbar'. Click on apply and then click on OK. The taskbar should now be hidden.
Step 3.>
Open up notepad and type the following commands as it is:-
Step 4.>
Save the file with anyname and add the extension .bat
Example:- thinBar.bat
Step 5.>
Run the file with administrator privileges. Right-click and select Run As Administrator.
Step 6.>
This should stop the Windows Aero and restart it. Your taskbar gets auto hidden by default.
Step 7.>
Again open the taskbar properties and uncheck the box 'Autohide the taskbar'.
This should now give you a really thin taskbar and some more space on your desktop. :)
Reducing the size of icons on Taskbar can definitely give you more space, but there is a limitation on the thin-ness of the taskbar. You can only reduce the length to a defined limit.
What you get is this type of a taskbar.
The problem is that you feel cheated and there is some extra space on side of each of the active application.
Could there be a way to get rid of it?
Luckily, there is...
Step 1.>
Right-click on your taskbar and click on properties.
Step 2.>
Check the boxes- 'Auto-hide the taskbar' and 'Lock the taskbar'. Click on apply and then click on OK. The taskbar should now be hidden.
Step 3.>
Open up notepad and type the following commands as it is:-
@echo off
echo ThinTaskbar
echo Please wait a few secconds...
net stop "UxSms"
net start "UxSms"
Step 4.>
Save the file with anyname and add the extension .bat
Example:- thinBar.bat
Step 5.>
Run the file with administrator privileges. Right-click and select Run As Administrator.
Step 6.>
This should stop the Windows Aero and restart it. Your taskbar gets auto hidden by default.
Step 7.>
Again open the taskbar properties and uncheck the box 'Autohide the taskbar'.
This should now give you a really thin taskbar and some more space on your desktop. :)
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