Windows 10: Some apps persistent in Windows 10 taskbar

I attempted to customize which apps are pinned to the Windows 10 taskbar, but removals are not persistent.


Specifically, when I received my account, the taskbar had Outlook, Word, Excel, IE, and Snip & Sketch pinned.


I unpinned all of these except Outlook, then pinned Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.


When I reboot, the pinned apps I added are still there (good) but the pinned apps I removed get restored (bad).


I am a standard user on a machine that has an admin. How do I banish the apps that I unpinned from the taskbar so that they don't get restored on reboot?

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Taskbar dissappeared on Windows 10.

Hi,

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.

• 
  Are you referring to the Taskbar?
  
• 
  Did you make any changes to the settings?
  
• 
  Did you install any third party security application?
  

This issue may arise due to the corruptions in Windows components. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to download and install any pending updates that needs to be installed on the computer through Windows update and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Also check if the Taskbar is in Auto hide mode:

• 
  Right click at the bottom of the screen.
  
• 
  Click on properties and under Taskbar tab
  
• 
  Place a check mark on Hide Taskbar.
  

If the issue persists, restart Windows explorer and check the status.

1. Press Alt+ctr+Del from Desktop.

2. Select Task Manager.

3. Under process tab, locate Windows Explorer.

4. Right Click Windows Explorer and select
End Task.

5. Now select on File tab and click
Run Task.

6. Type explorer.exe and press ok.

7. Check if the issue persists.

If the above steps doesn’t work, I suggest you to create a new account and check if the issue persists in new account.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-set-up-accounts

Please do let us know if the task bar reappear after following the above steps. If the issue still persists, we will be glad to assist.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Taskbar is not working and "fixes" don't fix it.

Hi Carole,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about accessing Taskbar on Windows 10. We will help you with resolving the issue.

Provide us the additional information to understand the issue and assist you better:

• What exactly happens when you press Alt+Tab keys from the keyboard to switch between the apps?
• Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you have tried to resolve the issue?

As you said Taskbar is not working, and you will minimize all the opened apps to access the one you wish to from Taskbar. Be clear with how exactly you are trying to accessing the apps from Taskbar.

Step 1: I suggest you to check if you have enabled the Auto-hide option for Taskbar, if so try to disable and check if it helps.

Steps to enable auto-hide Taskbar:

• Right click in the empty space on the Taskbar, click on
  Properties,
• Under Taskbar tab, uncheck the Auto-hide the Taskbar option, click on
  Apply and Ok.

Step 2: I suggest you to install all the pending updates on your device.

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type
  updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on
  Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of this issue and brief description for further assistance.

 

PEOPLE app is disappeared from the Taskbar and how to get it back on the Taskbar?

Hi Dale,

Thank you for being part of the Windows 10.

I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and we are happy to help you.

I suggest you to Repin the People app to the Taskbar and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• Type People in the search bar.
• Right click on the People and select Pin to Taskbar option.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.