On Windows 10/11, you can pin to taskbar or Unpin to taskbar apps according to your preference. When you right-click on your PC, you see many options in the “pin to taskbar.” If you want to Pin programs on the taskbar, you can easily add them. If you wish to Unpin program, which is not required, you can do it. Pinto taskbar helps you access the program very easily and fast.
If you don’t want users to remove pinned apps from the taskbar or pin new programs to the taskbar, it is possible to disable or hide the “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” options from right-click context menu in Windows 11 or 10. In this article, we will guide you.
These are two methods for this:-
- Using Group Policy
- Through Registry Editor
Using Group Policy, how to Show or Hide “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” from Context Menu in Windows 11/10?
To add or remove “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” from Context Menu using Local Group Policy Editor, use the following steps:-
Step 1. Firstly, Open the Local Group Policy Editor window.
Quick Reminder: If you are using Windows 11 Home edition, you’ll need to enable gpedit.msc
Step 2. When the Local Group Policy Editor window appears on your computer, navigate to the following path from the left sidebar:-
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar
Step 3. Double-click the “Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar” policy to change its setting on the right sidebar.
Step 4. Select the
Step 5. Click
Step 6. Click
Step 7. Sign out from your account or restart your computer.
Once you complete the above steps, the “Pin to taskbar” option is removed from the right-click context menu. Also, when you right-click any pinned apps on the taskbar, the “Unpin from taskbar” option will not appear anymore.
To show the “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” options in the Windows 11 context menu, repeat the above steps, and in step 4, select the
How to Add or Remove “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” from Context Menu in Windows 11 through Registry Editor?
Using Windows Registry Editor, you can also show or hide the “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” from Windows 11 context menu. For that, do the following:-
Step 1. Open Registry Editor.
Step 2. When Registry Editor opens, steer for the following key in the left sidebar:-
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
Step 3. Then, right-click the Windows folder and select
Step 4. Name the new key as
Step 5. Now, right-click on the newly created Explorer folder and choose
Step 6. Name the new DWORD as
Step 7. Click
Step 8. Restart your computer to apply the changes.
Once you complete the above steps, the “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” context menu items will not appear on your Windows 11 PC.
To undo the changes, navigate to the following key in the Registry Editor:-
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
On the right-sidebar of the Explorer key, double-click on NoPinningToTaskbar and change its Value data from
How to Hide “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” from Context Menu in Windows 10 through Registry Editor?
Step 1. Open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. Then, browse to the following key in the left sidebar of the Registry Editor window:-
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Step 3. After that, right-click on the following subkey under ContextMenuHandlers and select the
{90AA3A4E-1CBA-4233-B8BB-535773D48449}
Step 4. Click the
Finally, reboot your computer to see the changes.
How to Show “Pin to taskbar” and “Unpin from taskbar” from Context Menu in Windows 10 through Registry Editor?
Step 1. Open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. Then, browse to the following key in the left sidebar of the Registry Editor window:-
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Step 3. Then, right-click on the ContextMenuHandlers folder and select
Step 4. Name the new key is:-
{90AA3A4E-1CBA-4233-B8BB-535773D48449}
Step 5. On the right side, double-click on the
Step 6. Click
Reboot your computer to see the changes.
Thanks for reading.
