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lonelydad February 13th 19 06:55 PM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed that
the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller than it used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just fit
between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room enough for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses to
shrink any smaller. Help!

rabit February 13th 19 08:40 PM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
On 02/13/2019 09:55 AM, lonelydad wrote:
I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed that
the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller than it used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just fit
between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room enough for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses to
shrink any smaller. Help!


I can set my XFCE taskbar size anywhere from 16 to 128 pixels, in single
pixel increments, with a slider bar, and the buttons automatically
follow, one pixel at a time, to fit.


Pat February 13th 19 11:32 PM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:55:45 GMT, lonelydad
wrote:

I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed that
the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller than it used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just fit
between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room enough for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses to
shrink any smaller. Help!


You can set it to be any height you like and separately, you can lock
it so it doesn't change size. Try unlocking, restoring it to your
desired height, and then locking it. (Right-click on the taskbar).
Not sure how it would have changed with the upgrade, but you should be
able to fix it..

Paul[_32_] February 14th 19 12:24 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
lonelydad wrote:
I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed that
the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller than it used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just fit
between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room enough for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses to
shrink any smaller. Help!


Check the Settings : Personalization : TaskBar for
a "small taskbar buttons" setting.

https://i.postimg.cc/YqKwykh4/small-button.gif

Paul

Andy Burns[_6_] February 14th 19 09:15 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
lonelydad wrote:

I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed that
the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller than it used
to be.


If you right click the taskbar, is "lock the taskbar" ticked? If so
untick it, can you now drag the top edge of the taskbar up and do to
make it taller or less tall?

T February 14th 19 05:23 PM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
On 2/13/19 11:40 AM, rabit wrote:
On 02/13/2019 09:55 AM, lonelydad wrote:
I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed that
the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller than it
used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just fit
between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room enough
for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses to
shrink any smaller. Help!


I can set my XFCE taskbar size anywhere from 16 to 128 pixels, in single
pixel increments, with a slider bar, and the buttons automatically
follow, one pixel at a time, to fit.


So can I. My host system is Fedora 29/Xfce. But this is not a
Linux group and your answer is not helpful.

lonelydad February 15th 19 02:15 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
T wrote in :

On 2/13/19 11:40 AM, rabit wrote:
On 02/13/2019 09:55 AM, lonelydad wrote:
I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed
that the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller
than it used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just
fit between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room
enough for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses
to shrink any smaller. Help!


To clarify: The toolbar is not locked, and I have already set the small
icons on.

If it wasn't 1809, then it must be my installing the nvidia graphics card,
but I can't find any settings anywhere that would affect the tool bar.

I know that things are different because where the icons in the notify area
used to be in a single line, they are now in two lines.

Rene Lamontagne February 15th 19 03:41 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
On 02/14/2019 7:15 PM, lonelydad wrote:
T wrote in :

On 2/13/19 11:40 AM, rabit wrote:
On 02/13/2019 09:55 AM, lonelydad wrote:
I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed
that the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller
than it used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just
fit between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room
enough for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses
to shrink any smaller. Help!

To clarify: The toolbar is not locked, and I have already set the small
icons on.

If it wasn't 1809, then it must be my installing the nvidia graphics card,
but I can't find any settings anywhere that would affect the tool bar.

I know that things are different because where the icons in the notify area
used to be in a single line, they are now in two lines.


Did you try going back to large Icons, Cold booting and then try the
small Icons again.

Rene


...winston[_2_] February 15th 19 06:25 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
"lonelydad" wrote in message
.28...

If it wasn't 1809, then it must be my installing the nvidia graphics card,
but I can't find any settings anywhere that would affect the tool bar.

I know that things are different because where the icons in the notify area
used to be in a single line, they are now in two lines.

If the Nvidia card and driver installation was at fault the likely cause
would be a resolution change of the entire screen, not just the task bar

Look elsewhere, i.e. what's on the task bar like multiple toolbars which can
prevent resizing(they need/use space, even if not shown)
If you have 3 columns of dots somewhere on the task bar, there is a good
chance that is a toolbar. Right click those rows and close toolbar, or right
click task bar and uncheck whichever toolbar you have open from the Toolbars
option. Then resize the task bar, and add the toolbar again.
Why...because in some cases the task bar can't be resized if the minimum
space is already in use when one or more toolbars is open


--
....w¡ñ§±¤ñ
msft mvp 2007-2018


lonelydad February 15th 19 07:42 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
"...winston" wrote in
:

"lonelydad" wrote in message
.28...

If it wasn't 1809, then it must be my installing the nvidia graphics
card, but I can't find any settings anywhere that would affect the
tool bar.

I know that things are different because where the icons in the notify
area used to be in a single line, they are now in two lines.

If the Nvidia card and driver installation was at fault the likely
cause would be a resolution change of the entire screen, not just the
task bar

Look elsewhere, i.e. what's on the task bar like multiple toolbars
which can prevent resizing(they need/use space, even if not shown)
If you have 3 columns of dots somewhere on the task bar, there is a
good chance that is a toolbar. Right click those rows and close
toolbar, or right click task bar and uncheck whichever toolbar you
have open from the Toolbars option. Then resize the task bar, and add
the toolbar again. Why...because in some cases the task bar can't be
resized if the minimum space is already in use when one or more
toolbars is open


That did it! Thank you very much. I knew that someone would have an
answer to my problem. Again, thank you.

Jonathan N. Little[_2_] February 15th 19 05:21 PM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
lonelydad wrote:
T wrote in :

On 2/13/19 11:40 AM, rabit wrote:
On 02/13/2019 09:55 AM, lonelydad wrote:
I ask because after having recently upgraded to 1809, I have noticed
that the taskbar that I keep at the bottom of the screen is taller
than it used
to be. I ues the small taskbar buttons, and before the buttons just
fit between the top and bottom of the taskbar. Now, there is room
enough for an
extra row of buttons below the ones I have, and the taskbar refuses
to shrink any smaller. Help!

To clarify: The toolbar is not locked, and I have already set the small
icons on.

If it wasn't 1809, then it must be my installing the nvidia graphics card,
but I can't find any settings anywhere that would affect the tool bar.

I know that things are different because where the icons in the notify area
used to be in a single line, they are now in two lines.


Did you unlock taskbar then grab with top edge of the bar and drag to
resize width?

--
Take care,

Jonathan
-------------------
LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

...w¡ñ§±¤ñ February 17th 19 02:11 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
lonelydad wrote:
"...winston" wrote in
:

"lonelydad" wrote in message
.28...

If it wasn't 1809, then it must be my installing the nvidia graphics
card, but I can't find any settings anywhere that would affect the
tool bar.

I know that things are different because where the icons in the notify
area used to be in a single line, they are now in two lines.

If the Nvidia card and driver installation was at fault the likely
cause would be a resolution change of the entire screen, not just the
task bar

Look elsewhere, i.e. what's on the task bar like multiple toolbars
which can prevent resizing(they need/use space, even if not shown)
If you have 3 columns of dots somewhere on the task bar, there is a
good chance that is a toolbar. Right click those rows and close
toolbar, or right click task bar and uncheck whichever toolbar you
have open from the Toolbars option. Then resize the task bar, and add
the toolbar again. Why...because in some cases the task bar can't be
resized if the minimum space is already in use when one or more
toolbars is open


That did it! Thank you very much. I knew that someone would have an
answer to my problem. Again, thank you.

You're welcome.
I suspected so. The same PITA issue(matter of real estate/display) and
corrective action has been around for quite some time.

--
...winston
msft mvp 2007-2019

lonelydad February 17th 19 04:41 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
=?UTF-8?B?Li4ud8Khw7HCp8KxwqTDsQ==?= wrote in
:

Look elsewhere, i.e. what's on the task bar like multiple toolbars
which can prevent resizing(they need/use space, even if not shown)
If you have 3 columns of dots somewhere on the task bar, there is a
good chance that is a toolbar. Right click those rows and close
toolbar, or right click task bar and uncheck whichever toolbar you
have open from the Toolbars option. Then resize the task bar, and add
the toolbar again. Why...because in some cases the task bar can't be
resized if the minimum space is already in use when one or more
toolbars is open


That did it! Thank you very much. I knew that someone would have an
answer to my problem. Again, thank you.

You're welcome.
I suspected so. The same PITA issue(matter of real estate/display) and
corrective action has been around for quite some time.

Either the 1809 upgrade or the GTX 1050 install must have done that,
since I never turned on toolbars ever. Now I have to re-resize all my
windows that I had to shorten due to the extra space the task bar was
taking. I love PCs, and am comfortable with Windows, having used it since
3.1. I have done Unix/Linux, and could be good at it if I put some effort
into it, but haven't felt the need so far. I do plan on playing with some
of the latest distros in a VM one of these days. Lately I have been
spending a lot of time proofreading/editing for some writers on
StoriesOnLine. I seem to be in a lull right now with them so maybe will
get motivated to play some.

Paul[_32_] February 17th 19 05:08 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
lonelydad wrote:
=?UTF-8?B?Li4ud8Khw7HCp8KxwqTDsQ==?= wrote in
:

Look elsewhere, i.e. what's on the task bar like multiple toolbars
which can prevent resizing(they need/use space, even if not shown)
If you have 3 columns of dots somewhere on the task bar, there is a
good chance that is a toolbar. Right click those rows and close
toolbar, or right click task bar and uncheck whichever toolbar you
have open from the Toolbars option. Then resize the task bar, and add
the toolbar again. Why...because in some cases the task bar can't be
resized if the minimum space is already in use when one or more
toolbars is open


That did it! Thank you very much. I knew that someone would have an
answer to my problem. Again, thank you.

You're welcome.
I suspected so. The same PITA issue(matter of real estate/display) and
corrective action has been around for quite some time.

Either the 1809 upgrade or the GTX 1050 install must have done that,
since I never turned on toolbars ever. Now I have to re-resize all my
windows that I had to shorten due to the extra space the task bar was
taking. I love PCs, and am comfortable with Windows, having used it since
3.1. I have done Unix/Linux, and could be good at it if I put some effort
into it, but haven't felt the need so far. I do plan on playing with some
of the latest distros in a VM one of these days. Lately I have been
spending a lot of time proofreading/editing for some writers on
StoriesOnLine. I seem to be in a lull right now with them so maybe will
get motivated to play some.


That could be GeForce Experience.

When you install a video driver from NVidia, it has
a number of items in it. There is the driver, but there's
a lot of other stuff.

If you untick everything but the driver, the package still
"helps itself" and installs cruft anyway. It's a kind of
"predictable dishonesty" we've grown to love.

In any case, Geforce Experience isn't installed on my
setup, and I also don't have any Toolbars or clutter
to show for it.

Paul

...winston[_2_] February 17th 19 10:44 AM

Did Windows 1809 mess with the taskbar?
 
"Paul" wrote in message ...

In any case, Geforce Experience isn't installed on my
setup, and I also don't have any Toolbars or clutter
to show for it.


Installed 1809 via USB stick on this device earlier today
- No new tool bars

Downloaded and installed a few NVIDIA driver(for this device MX150 graphics
processor) using setup.exe which included GeForce Experience, PhysX and
drivers. Was using driver 388.73 replaced with 397.31, then repeated with
the latest 418.91(Feb 2019)
- No additional toolbars (Quick Launch and Win10 Taskbar remained intact, no
new toolbars)
- Uninstalled GeForce Experience, PhysX was present before and not
removed(its Control Panel provides an option I occasionally use for 3D)

Tried, but couldn't duplicate the op's issue - didn't notice anything
different with 397 or 418 vs. 388; 397 worked fine/rolled back to it.

--
....winston
msft mvp 2007-2019



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