Windows 10: Can't pin Microsoft Office icons to taskbar on Windows 10

I just bought a new computer and after using it for a few weeks, several icons from Microsoft Office disappeared from the taskbar, including Excel, Word and Outlook. There is an invisible box in the taskbar where these these icons would go and if you put the cursor over it the word, "excel" etc. will appear. I cannot pin them from the programs because it assumes they are already pinned and the only option is "unpin from taskbar." How do you get them to appear on the taskbar?

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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.

 

windows 10 home missing pin to taskbar for installed applications

I added a third step to the first suggestion, which worked for me:

1. Choose start> All apps,

2. Scroll to the application you want to pin, right click and then click
Pin to taskbar.

3. When the desired icon tile appears in the desktop box, left click on it and drag it into the task bar.

 

Icons for Office Apps missing from the Taskbar after Windows 10 upgrade

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

• 
  Which version of office are you using?
  
• 
  What exactly happens when you try to create shortcut?
  
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  Are you getting any error message?
  

I suggest you to pin the office app to taskbar and check if it helps.

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  Press windows button.
  
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  Select the app and right click on it and select more.
  
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  Select pin to taskbar and check if it helps.
  

Reply with necessary information and I’ll be happy to help you further.

Thanks and Regards.