How to disable taskbar grouping in Windows 11?

Pegasis

10 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC

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I'm not talking about the taskbar grouping windows from the same application, but grouping two different windows when they are placed side by side. See screenshot.

There is an additional "Group | xxx" task being displayed, how can I get rid of it?

I believe this is a new feature of Windows 11.

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Ben Hutchison

14 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC

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You can disable these Snap Groups by unchecking Settings > System > Multitasking > Snap windows > "Show my snapped windows when I hover over taskbar apps, in Task View, and when I press Alt+Tab".

This is controlled by the registry value HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\EnableTaskGroups (dword, 0=disabled, 1=enabled).

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DanijelPermalink

12 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC

Ungrouping of taskbar items is not supported yet; answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/… . Press WinKey+F and demand changes =)

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