

The Windows 10 taskbar continues to serve the same functions as its predecessors-launching programs, switching between programs, and providing notifications-with only subtle changes in functionality.Įvery running program with a user interface has a corresponding taskbar button. In the years since, it has slowly evolved without changing its basic shape. The taskbar made its first appearance in Windows 95.

The taskbar is that strip of real estate along one screen edge (the bottom by default) whose initial arrangement contains, from left to right, the Start button, the search box, Talk To Cortana, the Task View button, program buttons, notification icons, a clock, and the Action Center button.
