Microsoft has been making efforts to bring back some of the classic features to the Windows 11 Taskbar, much to the delight of many long-time users of the operating system. Recently, the company added the ability to show seconds in the system tray and re-added the ability to launch the Task Manager by right-clicking anywhere on the Taskbar. Now, the company is working on bringing back two more highly requested features to the Taskbar: “never combine” and “show app labels.”

These features are important for users who prefer the old-school method of manually managing the position of running apps on the Taskbar and being able to see the titles of running apps. The latest Windows 11 preview builds now have a functional version of these features, which are currently in a hidden state but are expected to be released in an official Windows 11 update later this year.

Microsoft has been rebuilding the Taskbar on Windows 11 from the ground up, which is why many classic Taskbar features were absent from the first two releases of Windows 11. However, the company has been listening to user feedback and working on adding back older features that have been requested the most.

A video from Albacore on Twitter shows that the Windows 11 Taskbar looks just like it did on previous versions of Windows when the “show app label” is enabled. This news should excite users who prefer the classic Taskbar experience and want to see it return to Windows 11.

Overall, Microsoft’s efforts to bring back classic features to the Taskbar are a positive step towards improving the user experience on Windows 11. While not all classic features will make a return, it is encouraging to see that Microsoft is working on features that users have been asking for the most. As the company continues to build out the new Taskbar, we can expect more exciting developments in the future.

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