# kirupa.com - Windows 7: Taskbar Progress Information

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-windows-7-taskbar-progress-information/642902
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [May 21, 2011, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-windows-7-taskbar-progress-information/642902 "2011-05-21T07:00:00Z")
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#### Post date: [May 21, 2011, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-windows-7-taskbar-progress-information/642902/1 "2011-05-21T07:00:00Z")

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;by kirupa&nbsp; |&nbsp; 27 November 2009

As you may know, Windows 7 introduces an improved taskbar with some [cool new features](http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/11/20/happy-anniversary-windows-on-the-evolution-of-the-taskbar.aspx). One of these features is displaying progress information directly in the application's taskbar item itself. Instead of having to rely on looking at a progress bar inside the application like you've done in the past...

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.kirupa.com/blend\_wpf/windows7\_taskbar\_progress.htm](https://www.kirupa.com/blend_wpf/windows7_taskbar_progress.htm)