New IE Icon Behavior on Taskbar in Windows 7 Build 7068 And Beyond?

I was just watching my Twitter Stream and saw this posting and had to write about it because I think this is a significant change to the default behavior in Windows 7 and for me personally a welcome one if it sticks in the final release.

in the public build of Windows 7 (Build 7000) you would click on the IE icon on the taskbar to open your initial IE window.  A subsequent click on that taskbar icon would simply open up the current window or show you the preview for all open IE windows.

In order to open a blank IE window you either had to Right Click for a jumplist or click with the middle button of your mouse (usually your scroll wheel).

At the Windows Seven Forums – this entry shows a new behavior for that IE icon on the taskbar in build 7068 which has been reported leaked over the last few days.

Here is the picture that user dirk digler posted:

Thanks for sharing the screenshot dirk – I guess we will have to wait and see if it is a final change or a test.

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Richard Hay  (3356 Posts)

Richard is the Owner of WindowsObserver.com and has been involved in tech for over 25 years. His first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then he used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and what you see here today is the result of the work he has continued on the site since 1995. In January 2010 his community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when he was awarded the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Windows Desktop Experience. In January 2011 he was renewed as a Microsoft MVP but in a new category called Windows Expert - Consumer and in January 2012 he received the award for the third time.