What Is 7+ Taskbar Tweaker and What Can It Do?

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7+ Taskbar Tweaker is a Windows utility from Ramen Software that tweaks the taskbar of Windows 7, 8, and 10. It provides many customization options, such as disabling grouping and middle-click to close. If you are running Windows 7, 8, or 10 and want taskbar behavior that the built-in settings do not offer, this is the tool to look at; if you are on Windows 11, it is not listed as supported.

What it does

The program's purpose is narrow and clear: it changes how the Windows taskbar behaves. According to the Ramen Software site, it "provides many customization options," with two named examples:

  • Disabling grouping — stop taskbar buttons for the same program from combining into one.
  • Middle-click to close — close a taskbar button with the middle mouse button.

These are illustrative of the kind of tweaks the tool exposes rather than an exhaustive list.

Which Windows versions it supports

Windows version Supported
Windows 7 Yes
Windows 8 Yes
Windows 10 Yes
Windows 11 Not listed

The supported range comes directly from the product description on ramensoftware.com. Windows 11 is not mentioned as supported, so do not assume it works there.

Where to get it and where to discuss it

The site lists four links for the tool:

  • Homepage — the product's main page
  • Discussion — a place to talk about the tool
  • Download — where to get it
  • Code — the source code

Ramen Software also notes that the utilities are developed and maintained by Michael Maltsev, and that old software no longer maintained or no longer relevant is moved to an Archive page.

How it fits with the rest of Ramen Software

7+ Taskbar Tweaker is one of several Windows utilities on the site, alongside:

  • Windhawk — a customization marketplace for Windows programs
  • Textify — copies text from dialogs and controls that don't otherwise allow it
  • UWPSpy — an inspection tool for UWP and WinUI 3 applications
  • Multiline Ultimate Assembler — an assembler/disassembler plugin for x64dbg and OllyDbg
  • 7+ Taskbar Numberer — adds numbers to taskbar buttons, useful for speech recognition users and Win+# shortcuts
  • winapiexec — runs WinAPI functions through command line parameters
  • RAR Unlocker — views RAR archive attributes and sets/removes the archive lock attribute

If your goal is taskbar customization specifically on Windows 7, 8, or 10, 7+ Taskbar Tweaker is the relevant entry in that list.