Hello Thank you for posting in our Q&A forum. Microsoft is working on bringing back the ability to ungroup taskbar icons/items or buttons. With this feature, you can restore the classic Windows 10 behavior where the same app is not grouped under one icon. This feature is coming in the fall. https://www.windowslatest.com/2023/03/16/windows-11s-never-combine-taskbar-icons-feature-is-coming-in-the-fall/#:~:text=The%20feature%20is%20called%20the,be%20grouped%20under%20one%20icon.
When will "never combine taskbar icons" be returned to Windows 11?
I won't upgrade to the latest version until this feature is returned. About 250k other users have a similar concern: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-insider-program/how-to-let-windows-11-quot-never-combine-taskbar-buttons-quot/m-p/3793140/emcs_t/S2h8ZW1haWx8dG9waWNfc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ufExHQ1NGWFlUUzZMOUJQfDM3OTMxNDB8U1VCU0NSSVBUSU9OU3xoSw#M21475
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Wesley Li-MSFT 4,376 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2023-04-13T07:07:15.2566667+00:00 -
Reza-Ameri 16,836 Reputation points
2023-06-08T19:33:39.4566667+00:00 Good news is this feature currently is being roll out to Dev channel and when everything goes well, it will be available in Beta and then the stable build of Windows 11. There is no timeline but soon you will have this feature.
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Kapil Arya 7,756 Reputation points MVP
2023-04-13T07:40:40.44+00:00 Kindly provide your feedback to Windows engineering team via Feedback hub app. You can launch the app by pressing Windows key + F.