Disable toolbar selection on Taskbar (For Current User).
This setting can hide Toolbars option on Taskbar. It prevents users from messing with toolbars by changing their selections regularly.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
On right-clicking the taskbar, theres an item toolbars which lists different toolbars that can be added to the taskbar. These toolbars can be activated/deactivated by applying/removing the tick marks on the menu item. This setting hides the toolbars option from the context menu. That is, it prevents users from changing the tick marks that cause the quick launch bar, address bar and links on your taskbar to either show or hide. For example, you can not make the address bar disappear or reappear this setting is useful in a kiosk, library, or public outlets where you don't want users to change toolbars selection on taskbar. For this, go to start > run menu, enter "regedit" and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value "notoolbarsontaskbar", if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to "1" which can disable the ability to show toolbars on the taskbar. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to "0" or delete the added value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
On right-clicking the taskbar, theres an item toolbars which lists different toolbars that can be added to the taskbar. These toolbars can be activated/deactivated by applying/removing the tick marks on the menu item. This setting hides the toolbars option from the context menu. That is, it prevents users from changing the tick marks that cause the quick launch bar, address bar and links on your taskbar to either show or hide. For example, you can not make the address bar disappear or reappear this setting is useful in a kiosk, library, or public outlets where you don't want users to change toolbars selection on taskbar. For this, go to start > run menu, enter "regedit" and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value "notoolbarsontaskbar", if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to "1" which can disable the ability to show toolbars on the taskbar. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to "0" or delete the added value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Screenshots

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]</b>,right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "NoToolbarsOnTaskbar" in "Explorer" key.

Next, right-click on "NoToolbarsOnTaskbar" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: NoToolbarsOnTaskbar
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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