Lowering the Taskbar

• 1). Right-click an open area of the taskbar, and remove the check from "Lock the Taskbar."
  
  
• 2). Hover the mouse cursor over the top part of the taskbar until the cursor changes to a double arrow.
  
  
• 3). Click and hold the mouse button, and drag the taskbar down until the day of the week disappears. Release the mouse button.
  
  
• 4). Right-click the taskbar, and select "Lock the Taskbar."
  
  

Changing the Date Format

• 1). Right-click the taskbar clock, and select "Adjust date/time."
  
  
• 2). Click the "Change date and time" button. The "Date and Time Settings" window appears.
  
  
• 3). Click the blue "Change calendar settings" link at the bottom of the window. The "Customize Format" window appears. In this window, next to "Long Date," you should see the letters "dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy." The group of four lowercase Ds symbolizes the day of the week.
  
  
• 4). Remove the four lowercase Ds along with the comma and space after them. The space after "Long Date" should now read "MMMM dd, yyyy."
  
  
• 5). Click "OK" in each open window. Windows 7 no longer displays the day of the week in the system tray.