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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
57,043
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT
- Additional Requirements:
Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
April 22, 2008
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Publisher's description of Taskbar Shuffle
Drag and drop your taskbar buttons and system tray icons to instantly reorder them. No need to get all nervous when a program crashes or if you need to reboot; you can reorder your programs exactly as they were. Version 2.2 includes an option to rearrange your tray icons, Vista support, and doesn't store settings in registry anymore.
Version 2.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
Editor's review of Taskbar Shuffle
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- "Tame that taskbar"
- Version reviewed: Taskbar Shuffle 2.5
This simple freeware application has two functions, but it does them exceedingly well. It allows you to drag-and-drop programs on your taskbar for quick reorganization, and it extends the feature to the system tray when you hold down the Control key and then drag-and-drop. Although previous versions seemed to have some installation quirks, v2.5 installed absent of any problems. During setup, Taskbar Shuffle gives you the option to install an access point in your Start Menu, but it can also be accessed by right-clicking on its system tray icon.
The Options menu feels lean, except that for what's essentially a one-trick program it's got quite a robust set of choices. You can set it to launch at startup, to show a splash screen at startup so you don't forget it's running, and the system tray icon is optional. You can also have it automatically group similar program icons together under one umbrella button, or set it to group similar apps live side-by-side but never hidden.
Users can also use Taskbar Shuffle to set a middle-click close program feature for the mouse, and even the system tray function key, default to Control, can be altered to one of five others. If you decide not to go with a taskbar replacement dock, Taskbar Shuffle can work wonders for anybody stressed about the chaotic placement of minimized programs in both Windows XP and Vista.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 70 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Taskbar Shuffle 2.5
"Perfect if you want to do the things that the reviewer describes it as"
Pros: You can switch around the notifications as well as you open programs
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Taskbar Shuffle 2.5
Pros: Wish I found this before. Nice clean drag-and-drop of the taskbar programs.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Taskbar Shuffle 2.5
Pros: Simple interface, easy setup. FYI, on my machine it takes a little more than 5 MB of RAM while running
Cons: Use something like Xneat if you want more features (but if you just want to be able to shuffle things in your taskbar, this is all you need).
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Taskbar Shuffle 2.5
Pros: Works just like it says it does. Very helpful
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Taskbar Shuffle 2.5
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