Policy
Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar
This policy setting allows you to remove pinned programs from the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, pinned programs are prevented from being shown on the Taskbar. Users cannot pin programs to the Taskbar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can pin programs so that the program shortcuts stay on the Taskbar.
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Policy ID
3779a0857dedInternal name
TaskbarNoPinnedListRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TaskbarNoPinnedList (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TaskbarNoPinnedList (disabled) = 0HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TaskbarNoPinnedList (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TaskbarNoPinnedList (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This policy setting allows you to remove pinned programs from the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, pinned programs are prevented from being shown on the Taskbar. Users cannot pin programs to the Taskbar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can pin programs so that the program shortcuts stay on the Taskbar.
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