Policy

Do not allow pinning Store app to the Taskbar

This policy setting allows you to control pinning the Store app to the Taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot pin the Store app to the Taskbar. If the Store app is already pinned to the Taskbar, it will be removed from the Taskbar on next login. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can pin the Store app to the Taskbar.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Policy IDf6779d6c070b
Internal nameNoPinningStoreToTaskbar

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoPinningStoreToTaskbar (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoPinningStoreToTaskbar (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to control pinning the Store app to the Taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot pin the Store app to the Taskbar. If the Store app is already pinned to the Taskbar, it will be removed from the Taskbar on next login. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can pin the Store app to the Taskbar.

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