How do I open the taskbar? Taskbar in Windows 7

The taskbar is usually located at the bottom of the screen and is designed for quick access to frequently used programs and files. Customizing it the way you need it, you can open any application with one click. This is especially useful when you have a large number of different shortcuts on your desktop, so you have to spend time to find the right program.

How to open the taskbar and configure it? What if she disappeared? About all this read on.

How to enter the PP?

In the lower area of the screen you can see a thin strip. In the left part there are icons of fixed programs. After launching any application, its icon will be displayed in the middle part. On the right is the notification area (clock, volume control, language bar), which can also be configured.

To enter the Windows 7 taskbar, click on the PCM for the free space on the bottom bar (by default), select the "Properties" section from the drop-down menu. A window with three tabs will open, where you can customize not only the PP but the Start menu, as well as the toolbar.

There is another method that allows you to go to the PP. Open the Start menu, and then click Control Panel. For convenience, display the "Small Icons" view. Go to the PP and the Start menu.

Settings in PP

Now you need to figure out how to customize the taskbar so that you can work as comfortably as possible on the computer.

So, you went into properties. Here you will see what operations can be done with it:

• Lock the taskbar. By selecting this function, you secure it in a specific location. Move the panel does not work.
• Automatically hide. If you select the check box next to this option, the panel will only exit when you bring the cursor to it.
• Use small icons. Changes the size of the icons of programs that are fixed to the PP. In properties, you can change their location (either side, top or bottom). When you open several documents, for example, Word, they will be grouped if the corresponding function is selected.

In the notification area settings, you can select alerts for specific programs (for example, computer updates).

How to add a program to a PP?

You already know how to open the taskbar. The next step is to add programs to it, which you use most often.

Run, for example, Paint. The corresponding icon appears on the panel. Click on it to open the context menu. In the drop-down box, you will see 10 (depending on the settings in the Start menu) of the latest documents that you worked with in this application. There is also a function that allows you to put an open program on the Windows 7 taskbar.

If you want to remove an application from the panel, click on it on the PCM and select the option "Delete program".

Do you want to change the number of displayed last opened documents in the context menu? Then click the RMB in the taskbar, go to the properties, and then click on the Start menu tab. You will see the "Configure" button, which you click on. At the bottom, set the number of programs that will be visible in the drop-down menu.

Drag and drop PP

How to install the taskbar in any area of the screen? By default, it is located at the bottom of the screen, but some users want to move it to another location.

You can drag it in two ways:

1. Click on it PKM and see if the checkbox next to the function "Lock the taskbar". If there is a checkmark, then uncheck it. Now, while holding LMB, you can move the panel to any convenient place.
2. Go to the PP properties by clicking on the PCM. Here there is a section where you can change its location in the drop-down menu.

When you install the panel in a convenient place, do not forget to fix it so that it does not move around the screen if you accidentally press the left mouse button.

What should I do if the taskbar disappears?

There are times when the PP disappears from the screen. Do not panic, scan the computer for viruses, or reinstall the operating system.

Check, perhaps, you marked the option "Automatically hide the panel" in the settings. Move the cursor to the bottom edge of the screen. If it does not appear, then look to the left, right and top. If you use a computer not only you, then any other member of the family could change the settings, without notifying you or doing it by accident. You now know how to open the taskbar, so go to the properties and return the previous settings.

The problem is not solved? Then on the desktop go to "My Computer" and open the PU by clicking on the corresponding button. Then go to the "Taskbar and Start Menu". In the window that opens, uncheck the box next to the auto-close function.

The taskbar can not be restored

If the task bar disappeared and the above recovery methods did not help, this is most likely the impact of a malicious program that penetrated the system and changed the registry branch that is responsible for the PP. In this case, you should check the computer for viruses and disinfect infected files. If the pest has made changes to the registry, it will be necessary to restore the OS. Select the restore point when the system was working correctly, and rollback.

There is another way. Reboot the computer, press F8. A menu will appear with options for downloading "Vindous" in safe mode. Select the option "With the last successful configuration". This method is especially relevant when you have a banner on your desktop with the requirement to pay a certain amount of money for unlocking. In this case, you will not even be able to open the toolbar.

Conclusion

So, now you know how to open the taskbar, so you can customize it at your discretion. Add to the panel only those programs that you really use regularly and do not want to search for them for a long time on the loaded desktop.

If the panel disappears, first check its settings. And only after this, decide what to do next.