Gokhiel Weblog: Displaying Text on Taskbar Buttons in Windows 7

As default Windows 7 will only display icon based button on taskbar without any text labeling on it. Without text label, sometimes it is difficult to recognize what the application that you open on the taskbar

If you want to change the icon not only display icon but also the text like the picture below

you can get it easily by following below configurations.

1. Right click on empty section of the Taskbar, then select Properties.
2. Under Taskbar menu, go to Taskbar buttons dropdown box and change from “Always combine, hide labels” to either “Never combine” or “Combine when taskbar is full“. “Combine when taskbar is full” option will group same program buttons in taskbar whereas “Never combine” option will disable the grouping.