Stybar said:Right mouse click the taskbar, "Properties", select "Use small icons", and in dropdown menu select "Never combine"
For the shortcuts, make a folder with all the shortcuts you want (or multiple folders, just repeat the next steps for every folder), and right click the taskbar. Go to toolbars and click "New Toolbar. Select the map with the shortcuts in it. Unlock the taskbar, and rightclick the seperator-drag-thingy. Deselect "Show Text" and "Show Title" to get only the icons.