This frustration is reflected in the Windows 11 Feedback Hub, where a suggestion to never combine app icons and show labels has received 17,527 upvotes, making it the 10th most requested feature.

We’re now still waiting to see if Microsoft will soon support small icons in the Windows 11 taskbar or the ability to resize the taskbar and move it around. The addition of never combine app ...

In this post we will show you how to enable or disable Colorful icons and Hide or Show the App names in the left menu bar of Outlook (new) app in Windows 11/10 If you want to add a little panache ...