How can I hide taskbar labels in Windows 10 without combining icons?

Is it possible to hide taskbar labels in Windows 10 without combining icons?

So visually I'm looking for something like this:

Solutions that don't require additional apps or software installs are preferred.

7+ Taskbar Tweaker can do that. Just check Don't combine grouped buttons in Combining section.

It works with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10. The author adds support for new Windows releases very quickly - they're either already supported on release or within a few days.

In order to do this, simply set your taskbar setting to "Always combine, hide labels". Then, download 7+ Taskbar Tweaker and under "Combining" choose "Don't combine grouped buttons".

You will effectively get: "Never combine, hide labels". Hope this helps.

This is an old question, however as Win 10 is still missing this option, I'm willing to leave this answer here:

1. Under taskbar settings, choose "Always, hide labels"

2. Use one of the following options to disable taskbar combining:

option1: edit the registry

• Go to the following Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

• On the right, create a new 32-Bit DWORD value NoTaskGrouping
• Set its value data to 1 in decimals
• Restart Windows 10

option2: edit group policy editor

• Launch the Group Policy Editor app (gpedit.msc)
• Set the option "User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Start Menu and Taskbar \ Prevent grouping of taskbar items" to Enabled

For more illustrations you could check this link: https://winaero.com/disable-taskbar-button-combining-windows-10/

Regards,

Bishoy