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Remove Mic and Notification Bell icons from right side of Taskbar, Win11

Anonymous
2024-08-18T14:52:21+00:00

Under Personalization, neither of these icons appears as an icon that can be turned on/off. Please help, they serve no function for me in the way I choose to use Win11. Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-18T15:46:33+00:00

    Please do me the courtesy of rereading my question. You have failed to note that the icon toggle does not appear in my case.. Thus I cannot do what you suggest.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-14T08:42:29+00:00

    Hello Stephen Cloughley,

    The mic icon really bugs me too, and I haven't found any way to remove it, unfortunately.

    However, I found that by changing the icon colour to a dark grey, it's much less noticeable and therefore bugs me a lot less! :)

    See this example:

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    Go to Settings > Personalisation > Colours and then choose a colour that works for you:

    Hope this helps a bit.

    https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/92083d10-8091-4dd2-a2e5-eacf08e6ab65?platform=QnA

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    Anonymous
    2024-08-18T15:27:06+00:00

    Hi,

    I am Tanvi, and I would be happy to assist you today!

    Please follow these steps-

    1. Right-click on an empty area of your taskbar.
    2. Select "Taskbar settings."
    3. In the "Taskbar items" section, locate the "Microphone" and "Notification" icons.
    4. If you see a toggle switch next to them, simply turn them off to remove them from the taskbar.

    I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other queries.

    Good day

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