Windows 10: Unwanted Icons

Hello everybody,

There are some icons on my toolbar I don't know how to get rid of.
See screen shot.

The messed up icon is OneDrive. OneDrive tells me wants me to sign in.

When I try sign in, I get password incorrect.

When I reset the password it says, Email already in use.

I don't rightly care if OneDrive works or not.

I just want that icon off my toolbar. I need the space.

Also where it says Desktop I don't really need.

Don Cole








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delete hidden icons

• Right click your taskbar and choose settings
• Scroll down to some blue text on the resultant settings page
• Click 'Select which icons appear on the taskbar' and uncheck any unwanted icons
• Go back and click 'Turn System Icons on or off', again uncheck any unwanted icons
• Close the settings app

 

How do I customize the taskbar in Winddows 10

Hi Elies,

I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with

This issue might occur if unwanted icons is getting displayed on the taskbar.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to customize the taskbar and also try to unpin the unwanted icons from the taskbar.

Step 1: Try customizing which icons which will be displayed on the task bar and check if it helps.

1. Click on Start Menu.

2. Click on Settings.

3. Then select System.

4. Click on Notifications and actions.

5. Then click on Select which icons appear on the taskbar. Also click on
Turn System icons on or off.

6. Try to turn off unwanted icons on the taskbar.

Step 2: I recommend you to unpin unwanted shortcut icons which is created on the taskbar.

1. Right click on unwanted icons on the taskbar other than System icons such as network icon and sound icons.

2. Then click on Unpin from taskbar.

Please get back to us with an update on taskbar
issue, we will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

This might help you.
Add or Remove OneDrive from Navigation Pane in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials

 

@doncole, those icons are part of your Desktop Toolbar. You have two choices. The simplest is to remove the Desktop Toolbar.

Tutorial: Remove Toolbars on Taskbar in Windows 10

The alternative is to resize the Desktop Toolbar so that the icons don't show. Click and hold on the word 'Desktop' then drag it down until the icons disappear, as shown in this 'before and after' screenshot...

 

I think in the past I've right clicked on the icon, selected exit and it's gone from the taskbar. Seems like it would appear there after an update/upgrade to the next W10 version, I'd right click, select exit and it disappeared.

You can also right click on the taskbar, open task manager, select the startup tab, if One Drive is there, highlight it, right click on it, select disable to stop it from starting on boot/reboot.

 

Thank you Bree and CmmTch,.

That's what I was looking for.

Don Cole*Smile*chuckle*chuckle

 

I found this while looking around in Settings for something else.

Open Settings > System > Notifications and actions, scroll down to OneDrive, slide the switch to off. You can click anywhere in the line containing the item to open another screen of settings for that application to fine tune the notifications.

IMO doing that should stop it from reoccurring after an upgrade to the next version of W10, although the most recent upgrade to 1709 did give the user a chance to keep their settings before running the update/uprade.