Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8: no grouping per browser instance?

Question

The following picture shows two open instances of Internet Explorer 8 on my computer:

The system groups them as one instance showing all the tabs. I want to distinguish not even the tabs but also the instances - each tab to which instance it belongs.

If there is no way to do this I want to disable the tabs grouping and see only three instances. I don't like the way it is setup now and I can't live with it. Sometimes I open three instances, each of them about a different subject, and each of them has many tabs.

In the taskbar I see all the tabs - with no way to know which is what!

Solution 1

To undo grouping:

Right-click the Taskbar, choose Properties, then Taskbar.
Then in the drop-down list titled "Taskbat buttons": choose "Never combine", then OK.

Solution 2

Correct answer: (Target IE8 only but not for other applications)

1. Click Tools > Internet Options

2. Under Tabs, Click Settings

In Tabbed Browsing Settings dialogue,

3. Uncheck "Show previews for individual tabs in the taskbar"

4. Click OK

5. Restart IE8 browser

Comments

[Andrew Coleson]

You could always use 3 browsers.. </lame hack> :)

[Shimmy Weitzhandler]

You probably meant I should use IE Chrome and FF ah? cuz if you meant something else you didn't understand my question.

[ChrisF]

I'm sure this is a duplicate, but I can't find it right now.

[Shimmy Weitzhandler]

I don't want never combine, I love this feature, I just think this should of been more customizable per program, or they should have done it more smart.

[AnonJr]

More smart? What percentage of the user base is really using 3 browser windows with "lots of tabs"?

[PonrajPaul]

I have 5 open... but they are on different desktops (something windows seriously needs to have natively)