Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar

Policy ID
TaskbarNoPinnedList
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar

Description

This policy setting allows you to remove pinned programs from the taskbar.

If you enable this policy setting, pinned programs are prevented from being shown on the Taskbar. Users cannot pin programs to the Taskbar.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can pin programs so that the program shortcuts stay on the Taskbar.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • TaskbarNoPinnedListREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • TaskbarNoPinnedListREG_DWORD

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