Remove these 2 icons from the Windows Taskbar

[PyD]

Hello good. Friends, how do I remove these 2 options (icons) from the Windows Task Bar?
I look for them and I can't find them to remove them from NTLite.

 

[garlin]

Get rid of Edge & Microsoft Store in the taskbar

Update the script:

$UnpinnedList = @('Microsoft Store', 'Outlook')
...

 

[PyD]

Thanks for responding friend, copy the information like this:

$UnpinnedList = @('Microsoft Store', 'Outlook')

# https://github.com/Disassembler0/Win10-Initial-Setup-Script/issues/8#issue-227159084
#
$GetString = @'
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern IntPtr GetModuleHandle(string lpModuleName);

[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
internal static extern int LoadString(IntPtr hInstance, uint uID, StringBuilder lpBuffer, int nBufferMax);

public static string GetString(uint strId) {
IntPtr intPtr = GetModuleHandle("shell32.dll");
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(255);
LoadString(intPtr, strId, sb, sb.Capacity);
return sb.ToString();
}
'@

$string = Add-Type $GetString -PassThru -Name GetStr -Using System.Text
$UnpinFromTaskbar = $string[0]::GetString(5387)

foreach ($App in $UnpinnedList) {
((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').Items() | ?{ $_.Name -match $App }).Verbs() | `
?{ $_.Name -eq $UnpinFromTaskbar } | %{ $_.DoIt(); $exec = $true }
}


And save it in a file that you name "UnpinFromTaskbar.ps1" and add it to . Create the ISO and when installing, those 2 options and their icons continue to appear. They were not removed or eliminated.

What do you recommend I make a friend? thank you.

 

[garlin]

Did you add this to Post-Setup (After logon)?

 

[PyD]

Friend, if it's not too much trouble, can you guide me or guide me since I don't know that part or way of doing it, please; Thank you.

 

[garlin]

I forgot if NTLite v1.5 has Post-Setup (User) or not. It may be too old to have this feature.

 

[PyD]

 

[francis11]

Hi friend.
Are you not better served with a current version of NTL even if you are on old hardware.
I'm sure that a equivalent license can still be obtained for half price from an outdated NTL version, otherwise I'm sure you can describe it here if it doesn't work out.

 

[garlin]

1. Create a new folder in your extracted ISO directory.

mkdir sources\$OEM$\$1\Scripts

2. Copy UnpinFromTaskbar.ps1 to this new folder.

3. Add a new command for Post-Setup:

Command	Parameters
reg	add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v RunScript /t REG_SZ /d "powershell -nop -ep bypass -f C:\\Scripts\UnpinFromTaskbar.ps1"

To run a command for the User takes less steps in the current NTLite software. But you're 4 years behind, so it will take a lot of re-learning.
The basic NTLite features are still here, but organized in different groups.

 

[PyD]

Hello francis11 and garlin. I am from Venezuela and our country is commercially blocked so I cannot buy/acquire the NTLite or any other issue outside the country.

Excuse me, I use Google Translate to write to you; I am not very good with English and that is why I am always translating; please excuse me.


garlin, I am going to carry out the steps that you sent me, I will try and let you know; thank you.

1. Create a new folder in your extracted ISO directory.

mkdir sources\$OEM$\$1\Scripts

2. Copy UnpinFromTaskbar.ps1 to this new folder.

3. Add a new command for Post-Setup:

Command	Parameters
reg	add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v RunScript /t REG_SZ /d "powershell -nop -ep bypass -f C:\\Scripts\UnpinFromTaskbar.ps1"

To run a command for the User takes less steps in the current NTLite software. But you're 4 years behind, so it will take a lot of re-learning.
The basic NTLite features are still here, but organized in different groups.

 

[francis11]

No problem friend.
If on internet you can download newest NTL.
Try write to nuhi directly and see if you can find a solution.

 

[PyD]

Good morning everyone. I have searched everywhere to be able to remove those 2 programs from the taskbar (from NTLite) and I still have not been able to do it.

I have been thinking about whether those 2 programs ('Microsoft Store' and 'Outlook') could be removed from the taskbar using codes with "Windows PowerShell"

 

[garlin]

The other method is replacing W10 Taskbar's default layout by using a new XML file. This only leaves Edge and Explorer pinned to taskbar (because Store and Mail are not listed).

1. Load the W10 image. Explore the mounted image's folder.

2. Copy this file to "\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\LayoutModification.xml"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
    xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
    xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
    xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
    Version="1">
    <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
        <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
            <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
                <taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" />
                <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk" />
            </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
        </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
    </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

3. Apply your changes, and make the ISO.