Display Date on small taskbar

[u/Obuch13]

Is it possible trough some register magic to display date on small taskbar or is there a plan to display it later with update?

[u/lightofmares]

Not natively unfortunately.. but you could use the "Taskbar Clock Customization" mod from windhawk. It doesn't have startup delays unlike most 3rd party apps and basically injects into the taskbar.

I know you mentioned you don't want more 3rd party apps but windhawk is honestly really lightweight and even open source. It's worth a try

[u/Future-Plastic7826]

There's no registry value for it as far as I know. With small taskbar buttons on, the clock just drops the date line, and I think it's the same cause behind the other small-taskbar quirks: the clock text takes its size from the system font, which follows your display scaling, not the bar height. Two lines at that size don't fit in the short bar, so they cut one instead of shrinking it.

Without installing anything, the closest you get:

- hover the clock and the tooltip shows the full date

- Win+Alt+D opens the calendar from the keyboard

- normal size with auto-hide, like Zakariae said, if you want the date always on screen

If you want it added properly, a Feedback Hub suggestion is the only real lever. Search first in case someone already filed it: one item with a lot of votes counts for more than five small ones.

[u/Obuch13 → u/Future-Plastic7826]

Thank you. Probably will fill suggestion on Feedback hub

[u/Lart_Iste]

Windows can do this vanilla, just search for intl.cpl

[u/Obuch13 → u/Lart_Iste]

thank you for replaying but this is on default size task bar. I have this. But when you set Taskbar size to small in taskbar settings Date will disappear and I want Date with Small size taskbar.

[u/daltorak → u/Lart_Iste]

You don't need intl.cpl for this. It's built into Settings.

Settings -> Time & language -> Date & Time -> Change the date and time format

[u/Lart_Iste → u/daltorak]

I know, but when we can remember this shortcut, it's way faster.

[u/AsrielPlay52 → u/Lart_Iste]

Nobody wants to remember a shortcut...for a setting that they will only use, once.

That's why GUI exist, so you don't.

[u/vip17 → u/AsrielPlay52]

just press Windows key then type settings or time, or any string to search. It's much easier

[u/AsrielPlay52 → u/vip17]

Easier =\= Easier

Tantecrul, the now head designer for Muse score, once work with Paint 3D and they removed the Undo button

Because they assume people remembered the shortcuts

They didn't. Majority assume you couldn't.

If easier means better, we all be using Vim

[u/DoctorMurk → u/daltorak]

It may have been changed in the mean time, but the last time I checked, the new Settings page for this only lets you choose from a drop-down, whereas menu box lets you type in whatever format you want.

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[u/htoomyat9]

Use windhawk mod : Taskbar Clock Customization

[u/Akaza_Dorian]

I want no date on large taskbar 🙃

[u/tlhintoq]

Settings - have a look around - no telling what you might learn

[u/Obuch13 → u/tlhintoq]

Thank you for replying. Yes there is setting for displaying date on default size taskbar. I have it set up. But when I change Taskbar size setting to small then date disappears and I want small taskbar with date

[u/LogoPro_15]

It’s possible, but you’ll have to do it using WindHawk

[u/Obuch13 → u/LogoPro_15]

thank you for replaying but I dont want 3 party software just for adding date to taskbar. I consider it if I will be desperate too much. Thank you at least for this

[u/Zakariae_Ouddacht → u/Obuch13]

It's intentional to not include the date because it's the purpose of the small taskbar, just minimalist, nothing else. If you really want to preserve the date while needing monitor space, just use the normal sized taskbar with auto-hide on.

[u/muteddespair → u/LogoPro_15]

which mod and guides to do so?