Remove Microsoft Store Icon from Windows 11 Taskbar

This post shows steps for students and new users to remove or hide the Microsoft Store icon from the Taskbar in Windows 11. By default, the Microsoft Store app icon is pinned to the Taskbar for all users.

The store icon is on the Taskbar because Microsoft wants you to use its store. You don’t have to, so here’s how to unpin the Windows Store from your Taskbar in Windows 11.

Other default icons added to the Taskbar in Windows 11 can not be removed easily by right-clicking and unpinning. You will have to use the Windows Settings app to hide these icons.

For the Microsoft Store app icon, you can not hide it using the Windows Settings app. To do this, right-click the icon and select “Unpin from the taskbar.“

Below is how to do that if you haven’t done it before.

How to hide the Microsoft Store icon from the Taskbar in Windows 11

As mentioned above, you can’t hide the Microsoft Store app icon from the Taskbar in Windows 11. You can only remove it by unpinning it.

Here’s how to do it.

While logged in to your Windows desktop, right-click the Store app icon on the Taskbar. Then select “Unpin from the taskbar,” as shown below.

Alternatively, you can unpin the Store app icon from the Taskbar and the Start menu. Click on the Start button, right-click the Store app icon in the Start menu, and select Unpin from the Taskbar and Unpin from Start, as shown below.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• The Microsoft Store icon is pinned to the Taskbar by default in Windows 11.
• Users can remove (unpin) the Microsoft Store icon using simple steps.
• Right-clicking the icon directly allows for quick unpinning from the Taskbar.
• Additionally, the icon can be unpinned from the Start menu for a cleaner interface.
• This process enhances user customization and helps streamline the Taskbar according to individual preferences.