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How can I remove the icons Microsoft recently put on my taskbar

Anonymous
2023-10-16T14:54:53+00:00

How can I remove the icons Microsoft recently put on my taskbar that I do not want or need so that I will not have an overflow of the icons I do want, and why can't they just put them on the pop up menu that appears when I click on the start icon.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. EmilyS_726 16,540 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-10-16T15:04:22+00:00

    Hello,

    Most taskbar icons can be removed by going to Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar. See screenshot below and see if you referred to any of those?

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  1. Neil D 32,835 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-10-16T14:57:16+00:00

    Which icons are they, can you provide a screenshot.

    Usually you would right click an icon and select Unpin.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-17T00:05:26+00:00

    Thanks Emily,

    I was able to remove these icons by following your instructions and i turned off the ones I did not want.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-16T21:06:47+00:00

    The first one in Copilot preview, (Now it does not open at all) The second one is Desktop (shows all documents that are open) The third one is News and Weather (I may keep this one. can the others.

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