remove edge from task bar with GPO

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remove edge from task bar with GPO

Carl94580345 31

I am trying to find the syntax to remove MS Edge the task bar in windows 11

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
    xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
    xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
    xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
    Version="1">
  <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
    <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout region="US|UK">
      <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationID="MSEdge"/>
      </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
    </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
 </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

XuDong Peng-MSFT 5,001 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-19T03:25:08.35+00:00
Hi @Carl94580345,

I'm a little confused about your needs:

The title and the content of the problem described are somewhat different, so what is the way you want to achieve this requirement in the end, group policy or through XML configuration files?

According to your problem description, if you want to achieve this requirement through the latter, then as shown in this part of the document, use the resulting taskbar for computers in Germany or France will be OK. Do you have other requirements?

XuDong Peng-MSFT 5,001 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-19T03:25:08.35+00:00

Hi @Carl94580345,

I'm a little confused about your needs:

The title and the content of the problem described are somewhat different, so what is the way you want to achieve this requirement in the end, group policy or through XML configuration files?

According to your problem description, if you want to achieve this requirement through the latter, then as shown in this part of the document, use the resulting taskbar for computers in Germany or France will be OK. Do you have other requirements?

Answer 1

I dont know what the confusion is, I am trying to remove the Edge shortcut from the taskbar.

I referenced the link you provided.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
    xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
    xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
    xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
    Version="1">
  <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
    <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
      <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
        <taskbar:DesktopApp "msedge.exe"="#leaveempty"/>
      </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
    </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
  </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

XuDong Peng-MSFT 5,001 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-24T09:34:54.38+00:00

Hi @Carl94580345,

Well, I think I understand what you need, and I did some testing on it based on the official doc. It works fine like this:

Are your group policy settings not working? Or something else?

remove edge from task bar with GPO

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