How to center the Taskbar icons in Windows 10

There are users who prefer to center icons in the taskbar instead of left-aligned as default. As you know, at the present time, there is no setting in Windows 10 to change the icon alignment in the taskbar. You need to use third-party tools to center the default icons in the taskbar.

If you have used Windows 7 for a long time before upgrading to Windows 10, you may already know third-party utilities, which align the taskbar icons in the middle. A similar utility has been released for Windows 10.

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Method 1: Center the Taskbar icons in Windows 10 using Falcon10

Falcon10 is a free program, designed to center icons in the taskbar. This program, after installation, will automatically center all icons in the taskbar, including icons pinned on the taskbar.

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When the program is running, the program will add its own icon to the system tray. Just double-click the system tray icon to open the installation. Select the Center taskbar icons option to align taskbar icons in the middle.

As you can see in the picture, it also provides options to hide the taskbar and move the Start button to the center of the taskbar (the Start menu will continue to open from its default location). In this example, the author has placed the Start button on the taskbar and this button will be placed in front of other icons. Besides, this program does not work well on Windows 10 Insiders build 17692. The program requires version 1803 of Windows 10.

It seems that the program is currently only compatible with Windows 10 64-bit versions. If you are running a 32-bit version (check that you are running 64-bit or 32-bit), you must wait a while to get the application version that is compatible with the 32-bit version.

Visit the developer's official page to download the new and best version of Falcon10.Windows SmartScreen can warn you about running this program. But you can be assured. This program is safe when the author scans it with VirusTotal service. That is, it was actually scanned using 61 different anti-virus software and safe results.

In short, this is a pretty good program if you like to customize the taskbar on Windows 10.

Download Link Falcon10: http://chrisandriessen.nl/downloads/

Method 2: Center the Taskbar icons in Windows 10 by creating a fake folder on your hard drive

The icons in the Windows Taskbar are left aligned by default. And this hasn't changed over Windows versions, since Windows 95 to the latest version is Windows 10. On the other hand, Mac computers always center between Dock icons (Dock is like the Taskbar in Windows). . If you want to center the icons on the Taskbar like Mac, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Create a dummy folder in the hard drive, here the folder created in drive D: Empty . The name of the directory and its location is not important.

Step 2: Right-click on the Taskbar, select Toolbars → New Toolbar and then select the folder you just created. You will see a shortcut to the folder in the Taskbar.

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Step 3: Repeat step 2. You will now have two shortcuts for this folder in the Taskbar.

Step 4: Right-click on the Taskbar, uncheck the Lock Taskbar to unlock the Taskbar.

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Step 5: Drag a folder shortcut to the left corner next to the Start button.

Step 6: Drag the icon holder (two horizontal lines) in the Taskbar to center them as you like.

Step 7 : Right-click on both folder shortcuts and uncheck Show Text and Show Title .

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Step 8: Right-click on the Taskbar, click Lock Taskbar to lock the Taskbar.

Step 9: Now the icons are centered.

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If you want to return to the default Windows interface, right-click on the Taskbar, select Toolbars and then uncheck the folders used to create shortcuts in the Taskbar.

I wish you all success!

See also: Some tips to customize Taskbar on Windows 10 effectively