This frustration is reflected in the Windows 11 Feedback Hub, where a suggestion to never combine app icons and show labels has received 17,527 upvotes, making it the 10th most requested feature.

Microsoft is finally adding never combine app icons and labels to the Windows 11 taskbar. These highly requested features have been absent from Windows 11 after Microsoft overhauled and rebuilt ...

In the move to Windows 11, there are several notable taskbar changes. Your app icons are centered by default, icons are smaller, and a Quick Settings panel has been added. Meanwhile, some of your ...

channels on Windows 11, version 24H2. "We are starting to roll out taskbar icon scaling to Windows Insiders – an improvement to the Windows taskbar that ensures that you have quick access to ...