Practical Tips for Windows XP system taskbar Optimization

If you often enable multiple applications when using your computer, you should cherish the space on the taskbar. However, whether you browse the Web page or use office software, you may need to open multiple windows, which will fill the Windows XP taskbar.

I. Optimizing the group XP taskbar

If you often enable multiple applications when using your computer, you should cherish the space on the taskbar. However, whether you browse the Web page or use office software, you may need to open multiple windows, which will fill the Windows XP taskbar. Now, the group taskbar function of Windows XP can put the same or similar programs in a group, so that you can select multiple program windows by clicking one window icon. By default, Windows XP ranks the first program to open first. However, by adjusting the registry project, we can optimize this combination.

Run the Registry Editor, expand the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/advanced] branch, and click the "Edit> New> DWORD Value" command on the menu bar, name the DWORD Value "taskbargroupsize" and double-click it to change the key value of the DWORD:

0 -- Windows XP puts the earliest opened program at the front.

1 -- Windows XP puts the largest program in front.

2 -- Windows XP combines two or more windows with the same program.

3 -- Windows XP combines three or more windows with the same program.

Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer as needed. The taskbar will be rearranged and grouped as required.

2. Place WMP In the taskbar

Right-click the taskbar and select "toolbar> Windows Media play" to start WMP and minimize the WMP window. OK. Now you can see the WMP control button on the taskbar.

3. Automatically hide the desktop icon

Right-click the taskbar and select "toolbar> desktop". Press and hold the front-end of the desktop toolbar and drag it to the left of the window. Right-click Settings to hide automatically. You can also select "front-end display" for use in other windows. Right-click the desktop, select "arrange icon> show desktop icon", and deselect the √ icon in front of it, so that all the icons on the desktop will disappear. When you want to use the desktop icon, the icon that points to the left of the desktop will automatically appear and disappear after you leave the desktop.

4. Run the window on the desktop

In Windows XP, right-click the blank area of the taskbar and select "toolbar> address". An "Address" toolbar appears in the taskbar. Right-click the taskbar, click "√" in front of the unlocked taskbar, point the cursor to the front end of the "Address" toolbar, and hold down and drag it to the top of the desktop, the address bar appears above the desktop. Right-click the front-end of "Address Bar" and select "Auto Hide", so that the address bar will be hidden. If you want to display it in other windows, you can also select "front-end display" in the address bar ".

Now, no matter what you do, you just need to point the mouse over the screen, the address bar will automatically appear, you can directly enter a path such as "D:/me" and press enter to open the corresponding folder, you can also enter gpedit. MSC runs the Group Policy, enters Regedit to open the Registry Editor, and so on, just like the running window. Even if you want to access the Internet, you can enter the URL and press enter to open the corresponding webpage.

In addition, right-click the front-end of "Address Bar" and choose "toolbar> new toolbar". In the displayed "new toolbar" window, expand my computer and select "C: /Documents and Settings → morning stars → favorites "are sure you can add a favorites, and click the"> "icon after the favorites to select the desired website from the favorites and access the Internet directly. You can also add some common folders.

5. Truly lock the XP taskbar

Q: The operating system installed on my computer is Windows XP Professional Edition. After "lock the taskbar" is set, other people can still unlock the lock through this setting. Is there any way to solve this problem?

A: In Windows XP Professional Edition, you can use "Group Policy" to implement more advanced locking. The procedure is as follows:

(1) On the system desktop, Select Start> run with the mouse ".

(2) In the "open" window, type gpedit. MSC and press the Enter key to start the Group Policy.

(3) Expand "user configuration> management template> taskbar and [start] menu" in sequence, find "lock the taskbar" in the right window, and double-click the option with the mouse.

(4) In the displayed window, select "enabled" and click "OK.

When you open the "Taskbar" attribute, you will find that the "Lock Taskbar" option has become unavailable.

6. Tips for solving false positives in the taskbar

Users who use Windows XP have encountered this phenomenon: when they want to switch the window in the taskbar during the operation, they suddenly find that clicking the icon in the taskbar does not respond, like a system crash, this is a common failure to respond to taskbar in Windows XP. It is also known as the "task bar suspended ". We can solve it with the following method.

Windows XP's "Advanced text service" includes speech, handwriting, and Chinese keyboard input services. Our commonly used input methods are also classified as advanced text services in Windows XP. However, some services, such as handwriting or voice functions, may conflict with some software. The most obvious reflection is that the taskbar has no response. For example, if we clear the document record and click "OK" or enable multiple IE to close quickly, the task bar is likely to be suspended.

In fact, there are not many people who use the voice and handwriting functions in the advanced text service. We can close them completely. Open "Control Panel", click "switch to classic view", double-click "region and language options", click the "language" tab in the dialog box, and then click "details, in the open "text service and input language" dialog box, click "language bar", select the "Close advanced text service" option, and save the settings.

Because the Chinese input method is also part of the advanced text service, after the service is disabled, the result is that the input method switching bar disappears. We can only use the shortcut key "Ctrl + shift" to switch the input method.

VII. "desktop" on the taskbar

After running multiple applications, there will be a lot of windows to cover the desktop. If you want to open the shortcut on the desktop, you must minimize all windows before using the desktop. In fact, there is another way for you to quickly open the shortcut on the desktop, right-click the blank area in the taskbar, select the "desktop" command in the "toolbar" menu, and right-click the taskbar again, then, remove the "show text" and "show title" items on the desktop. All shortcuts on the desktop will become icons on the taskbar.

8. Disable "context menu"

Whether someone (especially cainiao) is messing up your computer and messing up the taskbar. If the "context menu" of the taskbar is disabled, this problem will not occur. Run "gpedit. MSC opens the Group Policy and click "user configuration", "management template", "Taskbar and [start] menu" in sequence ", double-click the context menu to block access to the taskbar in the right window, and select "enabled" in the "Settings" window.

In addition, you can modify the Registry to implement this function. Go to the following path: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/policies /", create the DWORD Value "notraycontextmenu" under the "Explorer" key value and set the value to "1" to block access to the context menu of the taskbar.

9. specify the number of "Group Similarity" Windows

The Group-like taskbar function can be automatically grouped when too many task windows are opened. Multiple windows opened by the same program will be folded into one button. You can modify the Registry to specify the number of windows in each group. Open the Registry Editor and navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/advanced". In the window on the right, create a DWORD Value "taskbargroupsize ", set it to the number of windows you want.

This function may cause some trouble when switching between multiple task windows. For example, if you use QQ to chat with multiple users and use IE to browse multiple webpages, it is very easy to disable this function, right-click the blank area of the "Taskbar" and select "properties" in the pop-up menu. In the "Taskbar" tab, remove the "Group similar taskbar button" option.