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