How to permanently detach applications from the taskbar

Firefox shouldn't pose any problems in theory, but you're struggling.

For Excel and PowerPoint, these are applications from Microsoft Office.

If you didn't find anything in:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Run this command (the Microsoft Office applications are present there).
In this case, press Windows + R and copy/paste:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

Example with Word:


Delete the shortcut and restart the PC.

Run this command and check both folders to see if you see your shortcuts
TaskBar
ImplicitAppShortcuts
Do not delete these 2 folders; open them to see what’s inside.
It’s what’s inside that needs to be deleted.

Press Windows + R and copy/paste:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned

You never know ==► Exit Windows 10 Tablet Mode

Create a restore point for safety before diving into the action.

See you +
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scalpel

Hello,
Right-click on the taskbar and first check if "Lock the taskbar" is not checked.

Hello,

1- List the names of the applications on your taskbar that you don’t use often in your next message.

2- The pinned shortcuts on the taskbar.
Press the Windows + R keys and copy/paste:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Then click OK

Check if your pinned shortcuts are present.
Delete the problematic shortcut if necessary.

3- If you don’t see it, it’s going to be more complicated.
Like MSI Dragon Center or MSI Creator Center, for example.
These are the types of applications that are installed by default by your PC's manufacturer.
In that case, press the Windows + R keys and copy/paste:

C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

Then OK.

Similarly, press the Windows + R keys and copy/paste:

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

Right-click on --►DefaultLayouts
Then -►Delete

Now, detach your application from the taskbar.
Normally, the program should no longer reappear on the taskbar.

As a precaution, back up the 2 “.xml” files before deleting them.


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pistouri

Hello
First of all, thank you for your response.
The applications I am trying to detach are Firefox, Excel, and PowerPoint.

So:
-I restarted my PC after deleting the shortcuts with %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar, but the applications automatically come back, just like on the taskbar after the restart.

-The ImplicitAppShortcuts folder is empty, and the TaskBar folder contains the applications that are on my taskbar - including Firefox, Excel, and PowerPoint, unless I have already unpinned them.

-The ImplicitAppShortcuts folder is empty, and the TaskBar folder contains the applications that are on my taskbar -including Firefox, Excel, and PowerPoint if I haven't detached them yet. 
 

1- Remove them from TaskBar. (Firefox, Excel, and PowerPoint)
2- Detach them from the taskbar
3- Restart the PC
If they are still present, detach them again and restart the PC.

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pistouri

Check the task manager under the --► Startup
If you see your applications, right-click and disable them, then restart the PC.
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Try this:

Start by creating a Windows restore point

Save the .bat file ==► Reset_Clear_Pinned_Apps_on_Taskbar
Run the file.

Restart the PC.

This will reset and clear all pinned apps from the taskbar in Windows 10.
I don't know if this will work.

Note your current version of Windows 10 in your next message.
Press the keyboard Windows + R or in the search field on the taskbar type -► winver

See you!

Just to be sure, once executed, will my taskbar be empty? And will this be the only modification made to my PC?

You are 2 versions behind on W10.

===► How to install the October 2020 update 20H2

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pistouri

If nothing worked at # 21

The Taskband registry key.
Taskband = Taskbar

1- Start by creating a restore point.

2- Press the Windows + R keys or type in Cortana -► regedit
Go to this registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband

Right-click on -►Taskband
Then -►Export
Choose Desktop as the path and name it Taskband.

Then right-click on Taskband -►Delete
Restart your PC.


Another solution ►shell:appsfolder
Press the Windows + R keys
Copy and paste --►shell:appsfolder
Right-click on your application --►Unpin from taskbar

See you later!

Re,
Click on the small arrow pointing up at the bottom right of the screen and then see if:

Always show icons and notifications on the taskbar is unchecked.

If it is checked, uncheck it.

Then click OK and restart the PC to see.

Right-click on this arrow, then click on Task Manager and there go to: Application History and right-click on the application, then click on End Task and do this for each application to be removed.

Hello!

Once you're in the bar, right-click and delete it. Then go to the recycle bin and empty it.

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@Dionysos

Hello!
If I delete it from the recycle bin, will the application be uninstalled?

Empty the trash, you never know

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pistol

Post a screenshot of your Desktop with the taskbar please.
We will see if the 3 icons (Firefox, Excel, PowerPoint) or the 2 icons (Excel, PowerPoint) that you have left are there.

In your screenshot, those are indeed the 3 icons you mentioned, but those same shortcuts are in the Recycle Bin.


The question is therefore whether you want to delete the 3 icons from the Recycle Bin or from the taskbar.

Later!

Hello,

1- The registry key Taskband.
See #22

2- Prevent an application from launching automatically at startup
shell:startup

3- login information
Settings ► Accounts
Disable the option: Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart.

See you later!

Hello,

The Taskband registry key contains all the items pinned to the taskbar.
Export the Taskband key before deleting it.
Restart the PC to check the icons on the taskbar.
The taskbar will be empty of all pinned icons.

See you later
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pistouri

--► … nothing new under the sun :-)

1- Either you upgrade to the next version of W10 20h2
That's what I recommended in this post Update W10.

2- Notification area
Go to Settings ► Personalization
The menu line -►Taskbar
On the right section -►Notification area
Go to ► Select which icons appear on the taskbar
If you see your applications, disable the highlight of the box (the word to find must start with Microsoft for Excel and Powerpoint).

3- Either you perform an in-place repair -►Repair Windows 10 without data loss.

Cya

Good evening,

You never know: on my work computer, there are icons that I cannot delete because they are installed in a default profile by our IT department. I am an admin on my machine but not a super-admin. The PC is managed by group policies (machine connected to the domain): I can install or uninstall whatever I want... except manage Windows updates and those famous default icons.

Is there something to explore on that front? Check the policies related to your profile?