Learn how to remove Search, Task View, Widgets, and Chat icons from Windows 11 Taskbar. You can hide them using Settings or Registry Editor.

Accessing Task View To access the new Task View feature in Windows 10, you'll locate and click its button, which is anchored on the Taskbar adjacent to the Start button (Figure A).

Set one entire row at the top to be reserved for the Quick Launch Icons, and the bottom row for the Taskbar Buttons and App icons in Windows 10.

The taskbar really is where all the action in Windows 10 happens. Here's a full tour of every little icon and how this hub of activity behaves.

Windows 10: Now you can remove the Search and Task View buttons from the taskbar. You can also see the "blue n" folder icon that I mentioned earlier.

However, if you prefer to reserve space on the Taskbar for other icons, you can remove the Task View button and access it with a keyboard shortcut. Figure A Figure A ...

If the Task View icon is not visible on the taskbar, right-click an empty space, select "Taskbar settings, " and turn on the "Task View" toggle. The "+" button on the Task View screen opens a new ...

The Task View button is a small button on the taskbar that lets you quickly access these desktops. To get rid of it, right-click the taskbar and click Show Task View button to toggle it off.

In Windows 11, your app icons are centered by default, icons are smaller, and a Quick Settings panel has been added. Here's how to master the Windows 11 taskbar (or make it look more like Windows 10).

Right-click on the Task View icon or a free spot on the taskbar, then de-select the Show Task View button in the context menu. Add some toolbars ...