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After you have executed the above step, your taskbar will somewhat look like the following screenshot.Uncheck all those cells as shown in the screenshot, click on Apply and then on OK.If you click on the last tab Toolbars, you will see that the cells corresponding to all the toolbars are checked. A new window named Taskbar and Start Menu Properties opens up.Right click on an empty portion in the taskbar to click on Properties from the expanded menu.Let’s procede by checking out the steps to remove these toolbars from the taskbar to give it a more organized look. In the below screenshot, all the above said toolbars are added to the taskbar.

But with that comes the inconvenience of a cluttered taskbar. Adding all these toolbars to your taskbar definitely improves user experience by providing quick access to various items.

Right click on an empty portion in your taskbar, to view a hidden menu. Let’s start the cleaning right from there. After the analysis, you might have come to the conclusion that your Cortana Search Box has taken up the major portion of your taskbar.Way 1 – Use Cortana icon instead of Cortana Search box

Way 4- – Decide which icons you want to see notifications of.Way 2 – Get rid of Task View icon if you do not use it often.Way 1 – Use Cortana icon instead of Cortana Search box.
