Any free software to duplicate the taskbar when using dual monitors?

[tracerit]

DisplayFusion seems to have the feature but I'm wanting to see if there are any free alternatives before I consider buying it.

I'd like to have the notifications area duplilcated, currently Windows only extends the taskbar, not duplicating it.

 

[Elixer]

Pretty sure that is an option in win10.

 

[TheRyuu]

Pretty sure that is an option in win10.

I'm pretty sure that was an option in Windows 8/8.1 as well. It's definitely an option in Windows 10 (at the very least you can extend the taskbar across multiple monitors, I'm not sure about notification area being duplicated).

 

[tracerit]

correct, that's the setting i had before but i'm looking to duplicate the notifications area on both taskbars.

Displayfusion seems to accomplish this but it then nerfs the "pin to taskbar" shortcuts from stock Windows. It uses its own shortcuts features which doesn't quite work well with the stock taskbar. Also removes the stock right click windows menu in place of its own menu.

Seems like there's no perfect combination lol.

 

[JMB1911]

Try Dual Monitor task bar
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dualmonitortb/

I think this is the program I used a while back to separate task bars between two monitors(only windows on Screen 1 would show on taskbar 1) and am pretty sure it gave a start button on each monitor. I'm not sure about the notification area duplication though,

It's been a while since I've had dual monitors so I can't really test it out.