How to remove Search, Task view, Widgets, Chat from taskbar on Windows 11

On Windows 11, you will find a new taskbar that includes a center alignment with a bunch of new buttons for faster access to Search, Task view, Widgets, and Chat.

However, since you can access all of these features with shortcuts (Windows key + S, Tab, W, and C), the buttons are just wasting space in the taskbar. If you don’t need any of them, Windows 11 makes it easy to show or hide the buttons that appear on the toolbar.

In this guide, you will learn the steps to hide certain buttons to make more space in the Windows 11 taskbar.

Remove taskbar items on Windows 11

To remove buttons that appear on the taskbar, use these steps:

1. Open Settings on Windows 11.

2. Click on Personalization.

3. Click the Taskbar page on the right side.

4. Click on Taskbar items.

   

5. Turn off the Search toggle switch.

6. Turn off the Task view toggle switch.

   

7. Turn off the Widgets toggle switch.

8. Turn off the Chat toggle switch.

Alternatively, you can also right-click the button in the taskbar and select the Hide from taskbar option for each item.

If you want to add any of these buttons again, you can use the same steps outlined above, but this time remember to turn on the toggle switch for the items you want to display in the taskbar.