View the current day in the taskbar

Is there a way to view the current day (eg. Wednesday) next to the date and time in the taskbar?

I can never remember the day when I need it, so is there a way to add the day in the taskbar?

Solution 1:

Yes, it is possible:

• Go to the Start Menu, search for Region and Language and open it.
• Click Additional Settings
• Go to the Date tab
• Change the Short date to dddd dd/mm/yyyy. A human would read that as Day of week day/month/year

Note: This will also change the Date Modified column when viewing files in Windows Explorer.

Solution 2:

A simple, low-impact solution is simply to resize your taskbar to be three (or more) rows high:

Also, while this is not, strictly speaking, an answer to your question, we’re on the boundary of XY Problem territory here.  You want to find out the day of the week quickly, easily (without having to switch to another window and/or run a command).  So just hover your mouse over the date/time panel: