Windows 10: There is an invisible app pinned in my taskbar and I want to remove it

Discus and support There is an invisible app pinned in my taskbar and I want to remove it in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I was updating the drivers for my graphics card and for some reason, I pinned the installer to my taskbar. When it installed my drivers, the installer... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by The Cyndaquil, Jul 31, 2021.

  1. There is an invisible app pinned in my taskbar and I want to remove it


    I was updating the drivers for my graphics card and for some reason, I pinned the installer to my taskbar. When it installed my drivers, the installer app was deleted, but Windows is still trying to pin that app, which leaves an "invisible" pinned app in my taskbar. How do I remove this?

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    The Cyndaquil, Jul 31, 2021
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  2. Kari Win User

    Query re pinning and unpinning apps to taskbar

    Pinning an app to taskbar does not remove it from Start all apps list. It list in Start under letter M as in Microsoft Edge, you should find it there even when it is pinned to taskbar.
     
  3. Can't remove pinned office applications

    My laptop is a Dell Precision 7510, running Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprice 64bit (10.0.15063 Build 15063) and Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus (1701 Build 7766.2092).

    My problem is, that beside some useful apps on my taskbar, office has also pinned Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I would like to remove these 3 pinned apps. When unpinning them, they actually disappear, but after next restart (or restart of explorer.exe) they reaper as if nothing had happened.

    I have tried following this "guide":
    Can't unpin a program from the taskbar

    I have seen the above suggestion posted on several sites, but unfortunately it doesn't help in my case.

    When executing the script (or preforming the steps manually) all is removed, but after explorer.exe restart below icons always reaper:

    • File Explorer
    • Internet Explorer
    • Outlook 2016
    • PowerPoint 2016
    • Word 2016
    • Excel 2016

    Other apps pinned at the time is removed as intended.

    Does anyone have a suggestion to how I can remove these unwanted office apps from my taskbar? And why do above list or apps reapear after deleting them from both the %APPDATA% folder and REGEDIT?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Henrik Nielsen, Jul 31, 2021
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  4. ICIT2LOL Win User

    There is an invisible app pinned in my taskbar and I want to remove it

    Query re pinning and unpinning apps to taskbar

    I tried using Edge and as I liked it I right clicked the app listing and the pinned it to the taskbar.

    What I want to know is how to put that Edge listing back with the other apps because if I unpin it from the taskbar how does one reattach Edge to the listings.
     
    ICIT2LOL, Jul 31, 2021
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