How to Add and Remove Program Icons From Taskbar- Pin/unpin – Windows 10

How to Add and Remove Program Icons From Taskbar- Pin/unpin – Windows 10

In this post we are going to talk about how to add or remove program or icons from your taskbar. This process is called pinning or unpinning of icons from your taskbar.

How to remove program icons from Windows 10 Start screen:

  There are many icons that you might not use and want to get rid of them because they are taking up space. All you have to do is follow instruction given below.

To remove a program icon from Windows Start screen:

1. Press Windows key on the keyboard to show the Start screen
2. Right click on the application you want to remove from the Start Menu.
3. Click on "Unpin from Start"

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This will remove the icon from the Windows Start screen making space for other icons you may want to add and display on the Windows Start Screen. There may be some apps which you can directly uninstall. Right-click on the program and click on Uninstall.

How to add program icons to Windows 10 Start screen:

After removing icons you might want to add new icons that are important to you. To do that you have to follow instruction below.

To add a program icon from Windows Start screen:

1. Press Windows key on the keyboard to show the Start screen
2. Search for any program you want to display on the start screen by typing the name of the program
3. Right click on the application you want to add to the Start Menu.
4. Click on "Pin to Start"

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This will add the icon to the Windows Start screen and you can quickly access it when required.