1.   As a result, the task bar at the bottom is lost.

2.   As you launch each program, a corresponding button appears in a task bar at the bottom of the screen.

3.   For example, the task bar continues to display empty buttons after a program is closed.

4.   For starters, turn off the memory-resident stuff on the task bar, one at a time.

5.   Instead, Microsoft developed a task bar, where programs that are running appear as buttons.

6.   It installs easily and leaves no annoying residue on your task bar.

7.   It appears as an icon on the task bar and, yes, it also takes up resources.

8.   Most of your activities will begin with a start button that sits on a task bar at the bottom of the screen.

9.   Put the mouse cursor on an empty spot in the middle of the task bar.

10.   Right click on the task bar and select Properties from the pop-up menu.