Yes, that's why I said it's not exactly what you're asking for.

It's rather entirely the opposite what I'm asking for.

But if you click once it will probably bring up the correct window.

Not always, that's the problem.

That's strange. I had that even that on WinXP sometimes. Now I'm using Win8.1 and that was more offen with the left click. I could reproduce it wildly clicking on item. But I've set double left click to 0 and doesn't do that anymore.

Set "Middle click" to "Switch to".

I didn't say anything about middle click. Left mouse button already do it. Don't try to wildly press the middle button, cuz you can damage the mouse wheel.

Restore Notepad by scrolling up aggressively. (2)

Maybe try aggressively scroll down and up alternately. It probably won't happen immediately after first try. You need to do it for some time to occur. And when window became restored (not maximized) it stays that way, it won't maximize with that method so don't be afraid that you'd miss the moment and won't notice anything.

This bug is very annoying, cuz it might happen anytime, but if you want to reproduce it yourself it's not that easy lol.

If you click once, only the last active window is restored. (Maybe you're using "Restore all group items"?)

I mean if I cycle through windows I'll end up with all windows restored, cuz it's restores ech window one by one.

Perhaps your specific app works that way. You can try it with another app such as notepad and see that it restores one window at a time.

No, works rather the same. Of course one window at a time, but sometimes the wrong one.

I can consider adding a new value to taskbaritem - "Cycle through windows".

Well, maybe for someone it will be useful. I would rather like a value that would restore only recent opened window from the combined group. Or maybe change behavior for the "switch to" command to work that way on combined items instead of simply showing thumbnails, cuz it's already another command for that after all.

Please show me a screenshot that demonstrates the difference.

That's when labels hidden.

That's when labels displayed.

"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_desktop"

Ok, thanks, I'll read it and try to figure it out. If I still won't know how to use it I'll send you private message.

"Yes, it's not exactly what you're asking for, but if you click once you'll get the window you want."

And all unnecessary windows will be restored instead of being still minimized. For that I can use thumbnail preview.

I need that the main window and only that one will be restored and the rest ones just stay minimized the whole time which is not the case. The unused windows for some reason are forcing themselves to be restored instead of the recent one. I think it might be a bug. The same as the thumbnail preview shows when the item was inactive and should only restore recent window might be a bug.

And why "Switch to" command for combined items works as thumbnail preview instead of switch to recent window?

"That works properly for me."

Strange, but it doesn't for me. The same when used it from context menu. Maybe that are win8 bugs or something?

Ok. Thanks for your response. I hope you'll change your mind one day and find a way.

"Why not add such an option:"

1. Like with everything.
2. I can't see it could do that. You might at least just add it as an advance option.
3. You could at least add it for win7&8 in advanced options.
4. You forgot about option to hide labels & combine when full. I bet some people use it. And Icons too.

"Why add such an option:"

1. Yes.
2. I guess.
3. To use freely with any option of the taskbar settings. Like have different icons or combine when full.
4. Cuz it doesn't really make sense when an option available for the single apps can't be globally.

"OK, then the icons example is unrelated."

It is related till you'd provide another way to have that. Maybe you could. When the group option is set then the icons are different, but icons are the same (as appID) when option don't group is chosen. Maybe that will give an idea.

The icons are one of the reasons, but mainly cuz it just feels like the tweaker lacks that option. I bet many people would like to have that option.

I can see only one reason to not to do it. Of course very important from your side. But you provided 2 reasons and I 2 reasons, what makes total 4 reasons to do it. Of course at the end only you'd decide if add it or not. I only hope you will.

"You might want to try using virtual desktops for this scenario."

I don't know what is a virtual desktop and how it would help me.

"You can try the "Left click on combined item" -> "Cycle through windows" option."

But it cycle throw all windows in sequence. I don't want to switch to other windows at all, only the main one from that group.

"You can also use Ctrl+left click."

It only shows thumbnails like the 'switch to' option I've set for 4th button.

"Why would you want it to activate the minimized windows?"

Not activate minimized widows. I meant other window (different application and group). Like when you have two different windows e.g. File Explorer and Browser. Both are maximized. When you minimize one window the other that still remains gets the focus (being activated, tile bar gets blue color instead of gray etc.). Sorry for not being specific.

"This happens if you choose to hide labels"

I know that. But icons are restored after changing AppId.

"This happens because pinned items are "grouped" to their instances by AppId."

I know that, that's why I don't want them to have the same AppId.

"use "Don't group pinned items"."

I know that also, but that option doesn't fit to me, cuz I don't want to have the additional item in taskbar for it. I'd like to have the main window item in the same place when the pinned one is.

(By the way, how are quoting?)

No, I'm asking for a setting to hide labels globally. The same option that Taskbar Inspector provides, but for all items.

And the icons was only an example, an excuse for adding the option.

The last sentence was rather about changing taskbar items behavior to that from show labels while they actually hidden in Windows' taskbar settings.

Generally I think that option should be there. I don't want to be rude, but I really don't see a reason that option shouldn't be at least in advance options.