Windows 10 had a Never combine taskbar buttons option that let you move to the old style of taskbar icons (pictured above).

There’s even a new option so you can left-align the Start button but keep app icons centered in the taskbar. And while drag and drop is returning to the taskbar in a future Windows 11 update ...

PCWorld flagged his comments and predicts the company might even replace the Start button with Copilot in Windows 12, which would be a seismic shift in the PC industry.

Leaked screenshots of the latest Windows 8 build show that Microsoft has jettisoned the traditional Windows 8 Start button but tweaked the Charms Bar and other settings.

Could Microsoft phase out the Start button in Windows 12 and replace it with Copilot? Listen to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and it seems like a very real possibility.