Unpin edge and store from taskbar

Question

_{Wednesday, October 18, 2017 8:53 PM}

How are you?

I want to unpin edge and store from the taskbar. 
This is a windows 10 fresh instalation, I am administrator. I can unpin the applications from the taksbar but they return every time I reboot or if I restart the explorer.exe. 

• I was able to "unpin" the store using GPO, but it is not the idea. 
• I tried deleting the folder, C:\Users\usr>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch they return when I reboot. 
• I deleted the Registry entry: \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband\
  Nothing....
  Any idea?

Regards. 

All replies (6)

_{Thursday, October 19, 2017 2:58 AM}

Create a Batch File and execute it.

Open Notepad and copy-paste the followings and save it as Reset Taskbar.bat

DEL /F /S /Q /A "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\"

REG DELETE HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband /F

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe

start explorer.exe

Double click on this batch file and run it. This will remove all the Pinned items from the Taskbar.

S.Sengupta,Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, Windows Insider MVP

_{Thursday, October 19, 2017 6:40 AM}

Hi,

Is it a domain joined computer?

Does the symptom occur when you unpin other application from taskbar suck as edge or file explorer?

How did you install Windows (through a  OEM installation DVD, download ISO from Microsoft website or through a customize ISO)?

I tested to unpin edge and store from taskbar on Windows 10 version 1703 and 1607, they will not occur any more even if I restart PC.

Try to run “sfc /scannow” to repair corrupt system files.

If you have installed any third party software, try to uninstall them.

Try to check if the issue occur in Clean Boot environment.

Reset taskbar is a good measure to try as MVP suggested, too.

Best regards,

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_{Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:29 PM}

Hi,

Is it a domain joined computer?

Does the symptom occur when you unpin other application from taskbar suck as edge or file explorer?

How did you install Windows (through a  OEM installation DVD, download ISO from Microsoft website or through a customize ISO)?

I tested to unpin edge and store from taskbar on Windows 10 version 1703 and 1607, they will not occur any more even if I restart PC.

Try to run “sfc /scannow” to repair corrupt system files.

If you have installed any third party software, try to uninstall them.

Try to check if the issue occur in  environment.

Reset taskbar is a good measure to try as MVP suggested, too.

Best regards,

Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help.
If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contac

There are 3 programs I can not unpin (well, I can, but they come back after reboot) Edge, Store and file explorer (the default ones). I have no problem with others programs, I can pin, unpin, no issues at all. 

This is an azure account, but I am administrator. 
I also have a personal PC at home with a local admin account without this issue. 

This is a windows 10 enterprise 1703, I did a clean installation from an ISO I downloaded from microsoft website.

Clean boot same issue.

I have installed several third party software but this issues starts since the first reboot before I installed something. 

I post an issue at answers.microsoft and they said it is a "common issue" and  they recomended me to come here

Edit:
I ran "sfc /scannow", it fixed some stuff, but I still have the same problem.

_{Thursday, October 19, 2017 2:18 PM}

Create a Batch File and execute it.

Open Notepad and copy-paste the followings and save it as Reset Taskbar.bat

DEL /F /S /Q /A "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\"

REG DELETE HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband /F

 

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe

start explorer.exe

Double click on this batch file and run it. This will remove all the Pinned items from the Taskbar.

S.Sengupta,Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, Windows Insider MVP

Hi, thanks for your reply. As I said in my original post, I already did that and it didnt solve the issue.

_{Friday, October 27, 2017 11:01 AM}

Hi,

"This is a windows 10 enterprise 1703"

Do you mean the device is a domain joined computer?

Please check the issue with a local account. 

Try to check if some policies you set have stopped you from unpin those icon. Run command line "gpresult /h C:GP.html" as administrator to check the applied policy.

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_{Friday, October 27, 2017 2:13 PM}

The report you requested:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwjUyoh4BaOqRlJxal9oblhkdk0

Thanks