How to Stop Showing a Program in the Task Bar

The Task Bar is located at the bottom of most modern Windows-based machines. The Task Bar provides an organizational system to allow user to see all the programs that are currently open in Windows, and allows for quick access to launch programs from something known as the Quick Launch toolbar. The Quick Launch toolbar was designed to save users time when they wanted to access their favorite or most used programs. It was created as an alternative to the Windows or "Start" menu.

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  Boot your Windows-based machine and go to the home screen.

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  Go to the Quick Launch toolbar. For most Windows-based machines, it is in the bottom-left corner near the "Start" button.

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  Identify the program that you would like to remove from the Task Bar.

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  Right-click the program icon and select "Delete." The program will be removed from the Task Bar.