Windows 10: How to disable Taskbar Overflow Menu and restore previous taskbar behavior

My taskbar used to show all of the apps that I had open. After an update it's mostly empty. I have to go through a Taskbar Overflow Menu to get to them. I do not like this, how to I restore the previous behavior where all the open apps were only one click away - not two?

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Windows 11 disable taskbar overflow

How do I disable taskbar corner overflow?

 

How To Move Icons From Taskbar Overflow to Main Taskbar in Windows 11

Somehow, I lost an Icon I had on my Taskbar (not taskbar overflow) and I again pinned it to the taskbar. My taskbar includes 20 applications on the main taskbar and an additional 15 on the taskbar overflow. Of course, the re-pinned Icon ended up on the taskbar overflow. I wish to place it back onto the main taskbar, but the only way I can figure out how to do that is to delete all of the taskbar overflow icons and one or two of the taskbar Icons already on the main taskbar, and then re-pin them in the order I wish and then move the Icon I was trying to place on the main taskbar to the position I wish it to have ... lots of work for what should be a very simple task.

Does anybody have a suggestion on how to make this task easier?

 

System Icons/Overflow arrow missing from taskbar

Greetings! I need help! I am running windows 10 pro with updates

Recently i had to force a restart, now the little overflow arrow on the right side of the taskbar is gone and i am not able to access networking, volume, or any recently opened programs like my VPN. I have tried several fixes listed online, such as turning
them on and off in the various settings menus. I have tried exiting explorer and restarting it as well as the pc itself several times.

Basically everything listed here short of the system restore..Fix System icons missing from Windows Taskbar

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much for your time! Tony