Windows 11 taskbar remove default icon button
The default icon button displayed on the Windows 11 taskbar from the beginning can be turned on/off from the taskbar settings. Anything not in the settings can be removed by right-clicking directly on the icon button and unpinning the menu. This page introduces how to hide the icon button on the taskbar that is displayed by default.
See the separate page below for how to change the position of the icon button on the taskbar.
Default Icon Button Visibility on Taskbar
Display settings in taskbar settings
There are two main ways to open the taskbar settings.■ Open from the taskbar
If you right-click on an empty space on the taskbar, “Taskbar settings” will be displayed, so click on it.
■ Open from personal settings
Right-click on an empty space on the desktop, click “Personal settings” in the menu, and when the setting screen is displayed, click “Taskbar”.
In the taskbar settings, the default icon button can be set to “on” to display and “off” to hide.
If you click the “on/off” switch button, it will be reflected in the taskbar display immediately, so you can check it. Taskbar default icon button to hide in taskbar settings
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- task view
- widget
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In the regular update on March 10, 2022, the position of the widget button on the taskbar was changed to the left edge, but the hidden operation is the same.
Icon button to erase by pinning operation
Default icon button on the taskbar that disappears when pinned
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- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft store
Show the icon button that disappeared from the taskbar again
Click “All apps” in the start menu.
From the list of apps, right-click the desired icon, point the mouse pointer to “Details”, and click “Pin to taskbar” to display the icon button on the taskbar.