The button width of running programs in the taskbar is restricted. Incase if one program is open, its full name is not visible. When many symbols have to share taskbar space, Windows automatically minimize the size of the individual objects. With enough space however, a specific minimum value is used for these icons. You can modify the size of the buttons in the registry.
For that, open the command ‘Run’ in Windows start menu, enter ‘regedit’ and click ‘OK’. In the editor, navigate to the key ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl panelDesktopWindow Metrics’. Search for the character string ‘MinWidth’ towards the right of the window. If the entry does not exist, create it with the command ‘Edit| New| Character String’. To edit, double click on the new entry.
The Windows always minimize the actual size to the suitable size of the free space in the taskbar. The set value is used only if free space is more than or equal to this value. For ex, enter ‘1000’ and confirm with ‘OK’. This Windows displays the buttons in as big a size as possible, space permitting. Finally, close the Registry Editor and restart the computer, so that the changes take effect.
