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Windows 8 How to Display Week Day on Taskbar in Windows 8/8.1

How to Display Week Day on Taskbar in Windows 8/8.1

By Michael | Last Updated

"I often forget which week day it is when I am at work, so I wonder whether it is possible to show the week day on the taskbar of my computer. Your kindly reply will be deeply appreciated."

At the first glance of the inquiry above, you may be curious about what week day means. Simply speaking, week day refers Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. And this text will particularly illustrate how to display week day on taskbar in Windows 8 computer.

Video guide on how to display week day on taskbar in Windows 8:

Steps to display week day on taskbar in Windows 8:

Step 1: Access Control Panel.

Step 2: Select Change date, time, or number formats in the Control Panel.

select change date time or number formats

Step 3: As the Region window opens, in Formats settings, choose Additional settings to move on.

click additional setting

Step 4: In the Customize Format window, select Date on the top, change the short date format to dddd/dd/MMM and tap OK.

change short date format

As shown in the following screen shot, the week day shows up on the desktop taskbar.

week day shown on taskbar

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