Basic of Taskbar in window 10

How to use Taskbar in window 10 -

Use the taskbar for more than seeing your apps and checking the time. You

can personalize it in many ways—change the size and color, pin your favorite

apps to it, move it around on your screen, and rearrange or resize taskbar

buttons. You can also lock the taskbar to keep your options, check your battery

status, and minimize all open programs momentarily so that you can take a look

at your desktop. 

Pin an app to the taskbar-

Pin an app directly to the taskbar for quick access when you're on the desktop.(Or unpin it, if you want.) You can do it from Start or the Jump List, which is a listof shortcuts to recently opened files, folders, and websites.

Pin an App from start-

In the search box on the taskbar, type the name of the app you want to pin to the taskbar. Select More  -> Pin to taskbar . If you’re unpinning, follow the same steps 

and select Unpin from taskbar .

Pin an App from App list-

If the app is already open, locate the app's icon button on the taskbar, press 

and hold the button, and then swipe up until the App list appears. If you're 

using a mouse, locate the app icon button on the taskbar, right-click the button,

and then select Pin to taskbar . If you’re unpinning, follow the same steps and

select Unpin from taskbar . 

Change your Taskbar setting -

Customize the taskbar from the taskbar itself. If you want to change multiple aspects of the taskbar at one time, use Taskbar settings. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, and then select Taskbar settings .

 

How to add a custom color for Windows 10 taskbar -

     The default settings in Windows 10 imparts a black color to the taskbar,

 Action Center and even the Start Menu of the interface but that doesn’t limit 

the scope of a user to change it to the color of his choice. The latest version

of the OS houses multiple options and different settings to customize taskbar

and Start menu in Windows 10. As such, you can add a custom color to taskbar

in the Windows 10 Settings app.

                 

           To change the color of your taskbar, select Start  > Settings  > Personalization 

> Colors  > Show accent color on the following surfaces. Select Start, taskbar, and 

action center. This will change the color of your taskbar to the color of your overall 

theme.

Then, look for the option ‘Automatically pick an accent color from my            background’. If the option is enabled, disable it for acquiring the ability to                    control colors for the taskbar and other appearance elements.

          Keep scrolling down, until you find the last color box. This is the box       
    that allows customization by a user.

          To proceed further, enable the option “Show color on taskbar, Start 
   menu a Action Center” and select one of the predefined colors as a current
   color, ignoring the last box.

  

Lock and unlock the taskbar -

    1. To unlock or lock the taskbar, we need to simply right-click on an empty 

         space on the taskbar.

    2. Then, we check or uncheck "Lock the taskbar" . In this case, the option 

        is checked.That means that it's locked. 

    3. If we uncheck it, we can change the size. . We can also move the icons 

        around.

   Window 10 taskbar overview -

Change the height of the taskbar -

            Like many other changes in the taskbar, you'll need to first unlock the taskbar. 

      Then, move the pointer over the border of the taskbar until the pointer turns 

      into a double arrow. Drag the border to the size you want and release.        

      

Rearrange taskbar buttons-
Whenever you want to change the order of app buttons on the taskbar,just drag a button from its current position to a different one.

You might want to choose how taskbar buttons are grouped, especially 

if you have multiple windows open. By default, all open files from the 

same app are always grouped together, even if you didn’t open them 

in succession.If you want to change how taskbar buttons group together,

press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar

settings  > Combine taskbar buttons and then select from the list:

• Always, hide labels. This is the default setting. Each app appears as a                        single, unlabeled button, even when multiple windows for that app                          are open.

• When taskbar is full. This setting shows each window as an individual,                      labeled button. When the taskbar becomes crowded, apps with multiple                    open windows collapse into a single app button. Select the button to see                  a list of the windows that are open.
• Never. This setting shows each window as an individual, labeled button                      and never combines them, no matter how many windows are open. As                      more apps and windows open, buttons get smaller, and eventually the                    buttons will scroll.

If you use multiple displays, you can make a different choice for your extra displays. Select Taskbar settings  > Multiple Displays > Combine taskbar                    buttons on other taskbars.  For these displays, select from Always, hide                    labels, When taskbar is full, and Never.

Check your battery status on the taskbar-

       To add the battery icon to the taskbar, select Start  > Settings  > Personalization > Taskbar, and then take a look at the notification area.            Choose Select which icons appear on the taskbar, and switch Power to On.   

You can check battery status by selecting the battery icon in the taskbar

Use smaller or larger taskbar buttons-

        If you want to show more of your apps on the taskbar, you can show                       smaller versions of the buttons. Press and hold or right-click any empty                     space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings , and then select On for Use                         small taskbar buttons. Select Off to return to the larger taskbar buttons.

Show badges on taskbar buttons-

A badge on a taskbar button is an alert to let you know that some activity is happening or needs to happen with that app.

For example, a bell badge on the Alarms & Clocks app alerts you to
an active alarm that will notify you at the time you set. This feature is
turned on by default, but if you want to make sure it’s on (or to turn it off),
press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select
Taskbar settings , and go to Show badges on taskbar buttons.

Use the taskbar to peek at the desktop-

Use the Peek feature to take a quick look at what’s on your desktop                  behind all the open windows.

1. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar,   

    select Taskbar settings , and then turn on Use Peek to preview                 

    the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show desktop          

    button at the end of the taskbar.
2.  Move the mouse pointer over (or press and hold) the far-right
     edge of the taskbar to see the desktop.
3.  To restore the view of all your open windows, move the pointer
     away or press and hold the edge one more time.