
Even if some system icons were actively used, users often had to disable them to free up space on the taskbar. Users had too little free space to pin their apps and see the running software.

The presence of a large number of system icons was a real problem for devices with small screens or low resolutions. Windows Central's Zac Bowden continues their "Windows Unshipped" series of posts, this time about the Action Center developed for the cancelled Andromeda OS which the desktop Windows 11 could get.īy 2017-2018, Windows 10's taskbar had too many integrated features with appropriate icons, including Task View, Cortana, Windows Ink Workspace, My People, Action Center, and a huge search box.
