ShowTaskViewButton 0: hiding the Task View button on the taskbar
Short answer
UpdatedShowTaskViewButton set to 0 removes the Task View button from the taskbar. Task View itself still opens with Win + Tab. In the registry it sets ShowTaskViewButton to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
HKCUSoftware\
ShowTaskViewButtonYour previous value0
What it does
ShowTaskViewButton set to 0 removes the Task View button from the taskbar. Task View itself still opens with Win + Tab.
In the app the switch is called "Hide the Task View Button", described there as: Removes the Task View button from the taskbar. Win+Tab still opens it.
When it helps, and when it hurts
When it helps
- A cleaner taskbar.
When it hurts
- Nothing. The feature is still there.
What it writes
Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.
| Key and value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
|---|---|---|
| HKCUSoftware\ | 0 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none.Windows default: 1. |
From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked .
The same change by hand
You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "ShowTaskViewButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /freg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "ShowTaskViewButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /freg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "ShowTaskViewButton"How to undo it
In the app: Yes
Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
Verdict
Cosmetic.
Questions
- What does the "Hide the Task View Button" tweak change in Windows?
- In the registry it sets ShowTaskViewButton to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
- What is the default value of ShowTaskViewButton?
- The Windows default of ShowTaskViewButton is 1. Frozen Tweaks sets it to 0, and switching the tweak off puts back the value you had before.
- Is "Hide the Task View Button" safe to switch on?
- Cosmetic. The main cost: Nothing. The feature is still there.
- How do I undo it?
- Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
- Is "Hide the Task View Button" free in Frozen Tweaks?
- Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.
In the app
- Switch
- Hide the Task View Button
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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