Add Multiple Programs In One Windows 7 TaskBar Icon

Martin | Sep 07, 2009 | Comments

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The first software programs that are making use of the new features that Microsoft introduced in Windows 7 are slowly appearing on the Internet. One of the first is a program called 7 Stacks which basically allows Windows 7 users to add as much as ten different applications into one icon in the Windows 7 taskbar.

Why would someone want to do that? The answer is space and probably better manageability as well. Instead of having to deal with up to ten separate icons in the taskbar users only have to deal with one that contains all the ten applications that they want to access. This is for instance ideal to combine applications of a similar type, e.g. Internet applications like web browsers, email clients and messengers or Office programs like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It’s also possible to combine folders with applications in one Windows 7 icon which could be used to open documents quickly this way that are related to the applications.

7 stacks

A new stack is simply created by right-clicking any open stack in the Windows 7 taskbar and selecting the “Create New Stack” option in the jumplist. This will create a new shortcut which can then be pinned to the taskbar and customized there.

7stack

The design of the software can be modified heavily. 7 Stack is can also be used on previous versions of the Windows operating system. It can be downloaded from the developer’s website.

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About the Author: Martin Brinkmann is an Online Journalist from Germany who discovered his love for technology in high school. He is currently working as a freelancer for several publications and runs his own Internet website Ghacks

  • yolarrydabomb
    Very Nice! Thanks!
  • nk
    It doesn't work with Libraries, so... nothing to see here.
  • wow, this is going to be a huge help! in xp, i used to group various programs such as all system utilities, benchmarking apps, games, office, adobe, etc...into separate folders on the desktop with their little custom icon so i would have a cleaner, yet not so generic looking desktop. this will allow me to mimmick that with the taskbar. WIN!!! i can still do thaton 7, but using the taskbar will be easier and cleaner
  • thedatarat
    True Launch Bar
    http://www.truelaunchbar.com/
    has been able to do this in XP and Vista for ~years~ !
    Both free and paid versions have many additional features
    that 7 Stacks doesn't.
  • hadeanmars
    it seems to be quite a delay in my system. =/
  • hadeanmars
    quite a delay while activating it in my system. =/
  • softserve
    Sometimes you don't need all of that extra stuff. 7 stacks does whats I want, looks good doing it and does it well.
  • gino
    this program is incredibly slow on my pc
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