Learn how to remove Search, Task View, Widgets, and Chat icons from Windows 11 Taskbar. You can hide them using Settings or Registry Editor.

Accessing Task View To access the new Task View feature in Windows 10, you'll locate and click its button, which is anchored on the Taskbar adjacent to the Start button (Figure A).

Reserve an entire Taskbar row for Taskbar buttons & icons Un-check the Lock Taskbar option first by clicking an empty area of the Taskbar after a right-click.

The Task View button is a small button on the taskbar that lets you quickly access these desktops. To get rid of it, right-click the taskbar and click Show Task View button to toggle it off.

However, if you prefer to reserve space on the Taskbar for other icons, you can remove the Task View button and access it with a keyboard shortcut. Figure A Figure A ...

The taskbar really is where all the action in Windows 10 happens. Here's a full tour of every little icon and how this hub of activity behaves.

Windows 10: Now you can remove the Search and Task View buttons from the taskbar. You can also see the "blue n" folder icon that I mentioned earlier.

Right-click on the Task View icon or a free spot on the taskbar, then de-select the Show Task View button in the context menu. Add some toolbars ...

Alternatively, you can click the Task View button on the taskbar, which looks like two overlapping rectangles. Customizing Task View: To customize Task View, go to Settings > System > Multitasking.