Do you want to remove the Chat icon on your Windows 11 taskbar? You should read this guide as it features various methods to accomplish that.
Option 1: Remove Chat Icon via Taskbar Settings
The fastest way to remove the Chat icon from your Windows 11 taskbar is through the taskbar settings. To accomplish that, follow the steps and screenshots below.
- Right-click any free space on your Windows 11 taskbar and select Taskbar settings.
- Afterward, turn off the Chat toggle on the right pane of the Settings window. Hence, the Chat icon on your Windows 11 taskbar should be gone.
Option 2: Delete the Chat Icon Through the Registry Editor
Another way to remove the chat icon from the taskbar on your Windows 11 PC is through the Registry Editor. The subsequent procedures demonstrate how to accomplish that.
Alternatively, you can create a restore point before carrying out the steps below.
- Click the Search icon on the taskbar on your Windows 11 computer.
- Then, type “registry editor” (without the quotes) on the search field and select the Registry Editor app from the search result. Therefore, you will receive a User Account Control prompt asking if you want to allow the application to make changes to your computer- select Yes to continue.
- Using the folders on the left pane, navigate to the location below on the Registry Editor window.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
- Next, double-click TaskbarMn on the right pane of the window. Then, change the Value data from “1” to “0” on the Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value dialogue box and press Enter on your keyboard.
- After doing all that, the Chat icon on your Windows 11 taskbar should disappear. If it doesn’t, restart your Windows 11 PC, and the Chat icon should be gone.
Option 3: Get Rid of the Chat Icon Using the Command Prompt
Interestingly, you can also remove the Chat icon from your Windows 11 taskbar using Command Prompt. Follow the procedures below to achieve that.
- Click the Search icon on the Windows 11 taskbar.
- Input “command prompt” or “cmd” (without the quotes) on the search field. Next, right-click Command Prompt from the search result and left-click Run as administrator.
- Afterward, you should receive a User Account Control prompt on your computer screen. This prompt would request if you want to permit the application to make changes to your device – click Yes to continue.
- Then, input the command below when the Command Prompt application opens. Hence, the Chat icon on your taskbar will be gone.
REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /f /v TaskbarMn /t REG_DWORD /d 0
Frequently Asked Questions
To get rid of the Chat icon on your Windows 11 taskbar, follow the steps below.
a) Right-click a free space on your Windows 11 taskbar and select Taskbar settings.
b) Then, turn off the Chat toggle on the right pane of the Settings window.
Yes, you can conduct a video call with the Microsoft Teams app on your Windows 11 computer.
The keyboard shortcut to open Chat on your Windows 11 computer is the Windows + C key.
Yes, Microsoft Chat comes with the Windows 11 operating system by default.
Yes, you can download the Microsoft Teams application from the Microsoft Store.
Conclusion
For one reason or the other, some Windows 11 users might wish to get rid of the Chat icon on their taskbar. Gladly, this guide has provided numerous methods to achieve that.
To be more specific, this guide taught us how to get rid of the Chat icon from the Windows 11 taskbar via the taskbar settings. In addition to that, we learned how to perform this task through Windows Registry Editor.
That’s not all; I also provided steps to remove the Chat icon using Command Prompt in this guide.
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