Used this extensively before switching to linux/kde/plasma. Also look at - Notepad3 - HeidiSQL - https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker - https://goffconcepts.com/products/filesearchex/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

I think 7+ Taskbar Tweaker can change the general icon spacing on the taskbar. But I’m not sure if it affects the tray icons as well. Source: about 1 year ago

Download 7+ Taskbar Tweaker. Don't forget to set it to run on startup when installing. Source: about 1 year ago

7+ Taskbar Tweaker is a tool for configuring various aspects of the Windows taskbar, including many that can’t be adjusted through the taskbar properties or the registry. For Windows 7, 8 and 10. Kindly recommended by DisturbedUnit. Source: over 1 year ago

I don't think it's achievable natively however a third-party app may be able to help you: https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker. Source: over 1 year ago

BGinfo is one very simple approach to your basic premise. Source: about 1 year ago

Check out BGInfo. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/bginfo. Source: about 1 year ago

BGinfo runs on boot to overlay useful information on the wallpaper. Source: over 1 year ago

Microsoft has BGinfo @ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/bginfo that is free and can be pushed to machines to display relevant data like machine name and IP right on the desktop and its highly visible to end users. Source: over 1 year ago

But, I recommend taking a look at bginfo. A lot of places just use this to constantly display the system's info on the Desktop. It seems like a campy solution, but it's a popular campy solution that no one questions. Source: over 1 year ago