Windows 10: Enable or Disable Pinning Store app to Taskbar in Windows 8 and 10

How to: Enable or Disable Pinning Store app to Taskbar in Windows 8 and 10

How to Enable or Disable Pinning Store app to Taskbar in Windows 8 and Windows 10


The Microsoft Store app in Windows 10 offers various apps, games, music, movies & TV, and books that users can browse through, purchase, or get for free to download and install for their Microsoft account in Windows 10 PCs and devices.

If you like, you can disable pinning the Store app to the taskbar for users. This will remove Pin to taskbar from the context menu of the Store app, and remove Store from the taskbar.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable users from being able to pin to taskbar the Store app in Windows 8 and Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to enable or disable uninstall apps from Start.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Enable or Disable Pin Store to Taskbar using a REG file
• Option Two: To Enable or Disable Pin Store to Taskbar in Group Policy

EXAMPLE: "Pin to taskbar" Store enabled and disabled












OPTION ONE [/i] To Enable or Disable Pin Store to Taskbar using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

NoPinningStoreToTaskbar DWORD

0 or delete = Enable
1 = Disable

1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Pin Store to Taskbar for All Users
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Pin_Store_to_Taskbar.reg

Download

3. To Disable Pin Store to Taskbar for All Users
*note If the Store app is already pinned to the taskbar, it will be removed from the taskbar the next time the user signs in.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Pin_Store_to_Taskbar.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. restart the PC to apply.

8. You could now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Enable or Disable Pin Store to Taskbar in Group Policy

*note Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option One above.
1. Open the all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2. In the left pane, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (See screenshot below)



3. In the right pane of Start Menu and Taskbar, double click/tap on Do not allow pinning Store app to the Taskbar to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Pin Store to Taskbar
A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

*note Not Configured is the default setting.

6. To Disable Pin Store to Taskbar
*note If the Store app is already pinned to the taskbar, it will be removed from the taskbar the next time the user signs in.
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




7. When finished, you can close Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

8. restart the PC to apply.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Enable or Disable Pinned Apps on Taskbar in Windows
• How to Enable or Disable "Pin to taskbar" and "Unpin from taskbar" for Apps in Windows
• How to 'Pin to taskbar' and 'Unpin from taskbar" Apps in Windows 10
• How to Allow or Block Access to the Store App in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Microsoft Store Apps in Windows 10

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Enable Back Taskbar

Possibly you are referring to
Enable or Disable Pinned Apps on Taskbar in Windows
Enable or Disable Pin and Unpin Apps on Taskbar in Windows

A searchable list is useful to bookmark:
Windows 10 Tutorial Index

Also note that most tutorials have a list of related tutorials immediately following the main text. Thus if you find one on 'taskbar' you can go the the list in that tutorial and find relevant ones quickly.

 

Reset and Clear Taskbar Pinned Apps in Windows 10  


Woter,

You might also see if this below may be related to your issue with the Store app.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...ws-8-10-a.html

 

Adding Microsoft Store to the Taskbar

- Windows 10 Pro
- 10.0.17134 Build 17134

I tried Option One from this following page:
Enable or Disable Pinning Store app to Taskbar in Windows 8 and 10 | Tutorials

After restarting my computer, there was still no Microsoft Store on my taskbar.

Background Info

I noticed that my Microsoft Store icon on my taskbar was "blank." So I removed it from the taskbar, and then attempted to reinstall it using Option 1 above. It did not work.

What do I need to do? Should I delete the registry entry that the file inserted?

 

Adding Microsoft Store to the Taskbar

I just went to Start Menu, right-clicked the Store App tile, clicked More, and clicked "Pin to Task Bar".

 

Reset and Clear Taskbar Pinned Apps in Windows 10  

Hello woter, and welcome to Ten Forums.

You should be able to just right click on the icon on the taskbar to "Unpin from taskbar".

'Pin to taskbar' and 'Unpin from taskbar' Apps in Windows 10