How do we regain the small icons that used to appear next to the Start button?
Right-click the taskbar (the bar located on the bottom of the monitor). Place the mouse pointer on Toolbars and then click Quick Launch. The taskbar has four sections. The Start button on the far left, the Quick Launch taskbar to the right of the Start button, the center or main area of the bar, and the Notification area on the far right side.
