Editing Taskbar (section)

=== Windows 1.0 ===
[[Windows 1.0]], released in 1985, features a horizontal bar located at the bottom of the screen where running programs reside when minimized (referred to as "iconization" at the time), represented by icons. A [[Window (computing)|window]] can be minimized by double-clicking its [[title bar]], dragging it onto an empty spot on the bar, or by issuing a command from one of its [[Menu (computing)|menu]]s. A minimized window is restored by double-clicking its icon or dragging the icon out of the bar.

The bar features multiple slots for icons and expands vertically to provide the user with more rows as more slots are needed. Its color is the same as that of the screen background, which can be customized. Minimized windows can be freely placed in any of the empty slots. Program windows cannot overlap the bar unless maximized.

The [[Start button]] did not make an appearance in these early implementations of the taskbar, and would be introduced at a much later date with the release of [[Windows 95]].
{{wide image|Windows 1 Bar.png|640px|Appearance of the bar used for holding minimized windows in [[Windows 1.0]]}}