This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing app button on the taskbar when Resume is available for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26200.5761 (Dev 25H2) and build 26120.5761 (Beta 24H2), Microsoft is beginning to gradually roll out the ability to seamlessly resume using your favorite apps from your Android phone on your Windows 11 PC to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels. To start with, you will be able to resume or continue listening to your favorite Spotify tracks and episodes right from where you left off on the Spotify app on your Android phone.
You will need to use the same Spotify account on both your Android phone and your PC.
You can turn on or off show app icon with a badge notification on taskbar when Resume is available.
Cross-device resume requirements:
- Allow this PC to access your mobile devices turned on in your PC settings.
- Link your Android phone to your Windows 11 PC.
- Allow the Link to Windows app to run in the background on your Android phone (this keeps the Resume feature working reliably).
- Resume turned on in Mobile Devices settings on your PC.
- Resume turned on in app settings on your PC.
- Turn on show app icon with a badge notification on taskbar when Resume is available. (this tutorial)
- App (ex: Spotify) turned on in your PC Control which apps can use Resume settings.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off Resume App Button on Taskbar in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off Resume App Button on Taskbar using REG file
EXAMPLE: Spotify app icon with a badge notification on taskbar when Resume from phone is available
1 Open Settings (Win+I). (see screenshot below)
2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Taskbar on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Under Taskbar items, turn On (default) or Off Resume for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.
2 Turn On Resume App Button on Taskbar
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_ON_Resume_app_icon_on_Taskbar.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"IsEnabled"=dword:000000013 Turn Off Resume App Button on Taskbar
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_OFF_Resume_app_icon_on_Taskbar.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"IsEnabled"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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