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| Thread ID: 112114 | 2010-08-24 10:26:00 | Unpin program from taskbar | Deimos (5715) | Press F1 |
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| 1131350 | 2010-08-24 10:26:00 | Does anyone know how to disable this option? it is too close to the "close window" option and every now and then I click it by mistake, it would be nice to be able to disable it as an option but seaching turns up nothing... | Deimos (5715) | ||
| 1131351 | 2010-08-24 10:56:00 | I have disabled programs from the task bar, by stopping them and changing to manual in the services menu under admin tools (for XP). | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1131352 | 2010-08-24 11:43:00 | I'm talking about the pin/unpin option in Windows 7 | Deimos (5715) | ||
| 1131353 | 2010-08-24 12:01:00 | You could always use the keyboard. Right Click / Press Up (which is close) / Enter. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 1131354 | 2010-08-24 13:12:00 | You could always use the keyboard. Right Click / Press Up (which is close) / Enter. An easier one is Alt+F4 You can disable pin/unpin using group policy however there is a bug that allows unpin to work even after enabling the setting and it requires a hotfix. KB981177 |
Deimos (5715) | ||
| 1131355 | 2010-08-24 15:21:00 | I found this if anyone is interested: Windows 7 - Prevent unpinning apps - taskbar context menu customization? (www.sevenforums.com) Go to the Group Policy Editor- Click on Start button, then type "gpedit.msc" without quotes. In the window that opens up, navigate to the following node in the left pane: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar In the right pane locate the policy setting called "Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists" and ENABLE the policy. This prevent users from pinning files, folders, Web sites, or other items to their Jump Lists in the Start menu and taskbar. Items that are already pinned to their Jump Lists continue to show, but users cannot unpin the existing items from their Jump Lists. Also, under the same node, locate the policy called "Do not allow pinning programs to the taskbar" and enable it. With this,users cannot change the programs that are currently pinned to the taskbar. Programs that are already pinned to the taskbar continue to show, but users cannot unpin existing programs or pin new programs. Edit: There seems to be a bug here which allows unpinning despite enabling the policy. So after following the steps above, see this MS support page. support.microsoft.com |
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