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How do I stop the amazon icon from appearing on my taskbar when I have an amazon tab open in my browser?

Anonymous
2025-06-03T15:32:09+00:00

I was doing the tasks for more points for Microsoft Rewards and the prompt was something along the lines of pick your favorite site as an app. I chose amazon because I always have a tab open on my browser at work. When I did this though a separate/dedicated amazon icon appeared on my taskbar which I did not like. So I went to uninstall what I did but the icon will reappear if I have an Amazon tab open in my Edge browser. The only way to get rid of it is by closing the tab. I have tried trouble shooting it but I can't get it back to the way I had it before I did the microsoft rewards task. I am attaching a screenshot because when the app was installed it was solid looking, not it is semi faded. The screenshot shows that I have already unpinned this from my taskbar and all I can do now is close window. For now I am just using Firefox as my browser but I prefer using Edge at work and would like to fix this. As for what I have tried, I have tried unpinning it and looking up how to uninstall an app. Thank you for your help ahead of time.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-06-04T13:09:46+00:00

    Hi Joe Vitiello1,

    Thank you for Posting in Microsoft Community.

    To prevent the Amazon icon from appearing on your taskbar when you have an Amazon tab open in Microsoft Edge, you can follow these steps:

    1. Open Microsoft Edge.
    2. Click on the three dots (More actions) in the top right corner of the browser window.
    3. Go to "Apps" and then select "Install this site as an app."
    4. In the prompt that appears, uncheck the option that says "Pin to taskbar."
    5. Click on "Install."

    This should prevent the Amazon icon from appearing on your taskbar when you have an Amazon tab open in Microsoft Edge. If you have already unpinned the icon from the taskbar, closing the tab should remove the icon.

    Let me know how it goes,

    Best Regards,

    Bench

    Microsoft Moderator

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-09T18:13:47+00:00

    Hi Joe Vitiello1,

    We are happy to hear that the problem you had with (Amazon icon keeps showing in taskbar) has been resolved. We’re glad we were able to help you!

    To help other customers searching for help on related issues, please feel free to mark the response you found most helpful by clicking “Yes” on the bottom of that post. This will ensure the helpful responses are most visible when searching (and you can vote more than once if the solution was spread over multiple posts).

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    Regards,

    Bench

    Microsoft Moderator

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-06-04T13:22:44+00:00

    Thank you for your help!

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