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Cleaning up the Taskbar on Windows 10

Gordon Beeming
Gordon Beeming
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The number 1 thing voted for under Taskbar currently is to hide the new Search bar and task view buttons

Windows 10 Taskbar with Search bar and Task View button
Windows 10 Taskbar with Search bar and Task View button
Feedback Hub showing votes to hide Search bar and Task View buttons
Feedback Hub showing votes to hide Search bar and Task View buttons

To show that Microsoft is listening below is how you can hide these.

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#Hide Task View button

To hide the Task View button simple right click on the Taskbar and then un tick Show Task View button.

Hiding Task View button from Taskbar context menu
Hiding Task View button from Taskbar context menu

Hiding the search box is not much different. Right click on the taskbar and then go to search, in this case you are presented with multiple options.

Search options in Taskbar context menu
Search options in Taskbar context menu

You can disable (hide) the search box

Taskbar with Search box hidden
Taskbar with Search box hidden
 

Show just a icon (like earlier builds of windows 10

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or have the search box show

Taskbar with Search box shown
Taskbar with Search box shown

#My Preference

I prefer to hide everything. The reason for this is I have a lot of things open at once to the point where I on my main screen have a double taskbar and have the setting for showing items in the taskbar set to only show where the apps are open so like the space

Taskbar settings for combining buttons
Taskbar settings for combining buttons

Plus I know Cortana is there with a simple win + S key press

Cortana search interface
Cortana search interface

Enjoy!

Gordon Beeming
Gordon Beeming

Father • Husband • Triathlete • SSW Solution Architect

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