If the taskbar is becoming crowded and clunky, you can group similar taskbar icons or programs directly from the taskbar settings. Here's how.

As I said many times, the taskbar is among my personal favorite things in Windows 10. You can do several things around the taskbar like pinning your most used applications, pin folders, pin the trash can to keep the desktop clean, etc. Whenever you pin several things there are apps running actively, the taskbar becomes crowded quickly. Put simple, the taskbar is hugely useful in day to day life and it is far more an involved tactic to customize and manage taskbar icons. To makes things a bit tidier, you are able to group similar icons together on the taskbar. Once grouped, these icons will stack on a single another to free up space.

Within this quick guide, allow me to show the steps to quickly group icons around the taskbar in Windows 10.

Steps to Group Similar Icons on Taskbar

To group icons around the taskbar, you need to select the "Always, hide labels" option within the taskbar settings. Here are the exact steps you need to follow to select that option.

Press the "Windows Key + I" keyboard shortcut to open the Settings.
Go to the "Personalize" page.
Here, click on the "Taskbar" option around the left panel.
Select "Always, hide labels" option in the "Combine taskbar buttons" dropdown menu.
Settings are saved automatically.
Close the Settings app.

As soon as you choose the "Always, hide labels" option, Windows will group all of the similar icons into stacks around the taskbar. For example, for those who have two Chrome Windows opened, Windows will group the above icons right into a stack. It is simple to choose the window you want in the taskbar thumbnail preview.

If you wish to, you can also select the "When taskbar is full" option. This option will automatically group the icon once the taskbar is full and has no space for new icons.