Policy
Configure Taskbar Small Button Behavior
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
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.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Choose when to show smaller taskbar buttons: ID ConfigureTaskbarSmallButtonBehavior_Dropdown | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Value name ConfigureTaskbarSmallButtonBehavior Type REG_DWORD | Options: Always (0), When taskbar is full (1), Never (2) |