Configure Taskbar Small Button Behavior
- Policy ID
- ConfigureTaskbarSmallButtonBehavior
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education with Windows Sandbox
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
This policy setting allows you to configure the behavior of small taskbar buttons.
When set to:
- Always: The taskbar always uses small buttons.
- When taskbar is full: The taskbar dynamically switches between small buttons and standard button sizes based on available space.
- Never: The taskbar never uses small buttons. Only standard sized buttons will be used.
When this policy is enabled, one of the above options must be selected, and users cannot change the "Show smaller taskbar buttons" option in the Settings UI.
When this policy disabled or not configured, no option is applied by Group Policy. Windows defaults to the "When the taskbar is full" behavior, and users can manually change this setting in the Settings UI.
Options
Registry
- ConfigureTaskbarSmallButtonBehaviorREG_DWORD
- ConfigureTaskbarSmallButtonBehaviorREG_DWORD