How to Show Labels on Taskbar Pins in Windows 11

This article explains enabling or disabling “Show labels on Taskbar pins” in Windows 11.

The Taskbar in Windows displays the Start menu, Widgets, Windows Search box, Microsoft Teams Chat, File Explorer, Windows Store app, and a few other apps’ icons. It is also centered in the middle of the screen.

If multiple displays or monitors are connected to Windows, you can show the Taskbar on all your monitors. You can also enable or disable “never combined mode” so that elements on the Taskbar are never combined.

Also, starting with Windows 11 build 23466, you can turn on or off “Show labels on Taskbar pins,” which allows you to control whether labels are displayed on items you pin on the Taskbar.

Turning on “Show labels on Taskbar pins” will override the Combine Taskbar buttons and hide labels settings.

Enable or disable Show labels on Taskbar pins

As described above, starting with Windows 11 build 23466, you can turn on or off “Show labels on Taskbar pins,” which allows you to control whether labels are displayed on items you pin on the Taskbar.

Here’s how to turn it on or off.

First, open the Windows Settings app.

You can do that by clicking on the Start menu and selecting Settings. Or press the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I) to launch the Settings app.

When the Setting app opens, click the Personalization button on the left.

On the right, select the Taskbar tile to expand it.

Select and expand the Taskbar behavior tile on the Personalization -> Taskbar settings pane, and select the “Show labels on Taskbar pins” tile.

Then click the “Show labels on Taskbar pins” box to enable. To disable it, uncheck the box.

You can close the Settings app when done.

Turn on or off show labels on taskbar pins via the Registry Editor

Another way users can turn on or off “Show labels on Taskbar pins” in Windows 11 is to use the Windows Registry Editor.

First, open the Windows Registry, and navigate to the folder key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

If you don’t see the Advanced folder key, right-click on the Explorer key, then create the subkey (Advanced) folders.

Right-click the Advanced folder key’s right pane and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value. Next, type a new key named TaskbarShowLabels.

Double-click the new key item name (TaskbarShowLabels) and make sure the Base option is Decimal, and then update the Value data:

• Type 1 to turn on labels on Taskbar pins.
• Type 0 to turn off labels on Taskbar pins.

Save your changes and restart your computer.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• In this article, you have learned how to enable or disable “Show labels on Taskbar pins” in Windows 11 using the Windows Settings app.
• Additionally, you have explored an alternative method to achieve the same result through the Windows Registry Editor.
• Following these steps will allow you to control whether labels are displayed on items you pin on the Taskbar, providing you with the flexibility to customize your Windows 11 experience.