How to Hide the Chat Icon on the Windows 11 Taskbar

Hiding the Chat Icon via Group Policy

To configure this setting using Group Policy, you’ll need the Windows 11 ADMX templates. Follow these steps:

1. Download and add the Windows 11 ADMX templates to your Group Policy Management Editor.
2. Open the Group Policy Management Editor and navigate to Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Chat (Conversation in French).
3. Find and configure the policy Configure the chat icon on the taskbar by setting it to Enable and selecting Hide.

This policy setting will hide the Chat icon on the taskbar for all users on the computer.

Hiding the Chat Icon via Registry Key

If you prefer using the registry editor, follow these steps to hide the Chat icon:

1. Open the Registry Editor by pressing Win + R, typing regedit, and pressing Enter.
2. Navigate to the following registry key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
3. Add a new DWORD value named TaskbarMn and set its value to 0.

You can also use the command line to add this registry key directly. Open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the following command:

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /v TaskbarMn /t reg_dword /d 0 /f