Microsoft’s Taskbar Shrink Ray: More Apps, Less Clutter!
Microsoft’s taskbar icon scaling feature is hitting the Windows Insider channels. No more squinting as icons shrink to fit more apps when your taskbar gets crowded. Choose when to scale: when full, never, or always. It’s like a clown car for taskbars but with fewer honking noses and more functionality!

Hot Take:
Microsoft’s new taskbar icon scaling feature is like a magical shrinking solution for your overcrowded digital life, squeezing more apps into the taskbar than a clown car at the circus. It’s a circus act we didn’t know we needed, and it’s about to make juggling apps a whole lot easier!
Key Points:
- Microsoft rolls out a new taskbar icon scaling feature to Windows Insiders.
- Icons automatically shrink when the taskbar is full to show more apps.
- Users can choose when the scaling triggers: when full, never, or always.
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