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Taskbar grouping How to change

By default in XP, when you have three or more windows open for the same program, they will be "grouped" in one taskbar item.

If you prefer to keep separate items, you can edit the registry to change this to a higher number for taskbar grouping to kick in. But you do not even need to do a manual registry edit; instead, you can download a reg file to do this for you. Download it here:- []

Sadly when checking the above it does not work anymore so you have to manually Edit the Registry, but whatever you do follow my tip before Editing.

Next, open the file in Notepad and edit the line that says:-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced]

"TaskbarGroupSize"=dword:00000003

Change the value (0000003) to a higher number (such as 0000006 if you want the grouping to occur when 6 or more windows are open.

Save the file, and then double click it to save it to the registry.

When prompted, click Yes.

You'll be notified that the key has been added to the registry.

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