layoutmodification.xml Remove Edge and Mail pinned icons from taskbar in Windows 10 1703 Not working.

[oosthupj]

Hi everyone,

if you ever struggled to get the Edge and Mail icons removed from the Taskbar via TS layoutmodification.xml in Windows 10 1703, try this:

Dont use "%APPDATA%" in your <taskbar:TaskbarPinList> section of your layoutmodification.xml !!

This will not work in your XML:

<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
  <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
   <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
     <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk" />
     <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer.lnk"/>
      </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
  </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
 </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>

 

This will:

<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
  <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
   <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
         <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer.lnk"/>
      </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
  </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
 </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>

 

PS: Manually copy "Internet Explorer.lnk" to C:\Programdata\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs via the TS