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Hi. I am unable to unpin New Outlook from my task bar in Windows. Can you please advise? It seems that there is a new functionality with the right-click on the task bar icon for New Outlook. The popup window is different from all other applications. Thanks.
Using New Outlook on Windows for academic communication and scheduling
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Opening the app and then right-clicking the icon > going to Options wasn't available to me.
HOWEVER, what did work was Start > right-click New Outlook icon > Unpin from Taskbar.
If I've learned anything from this thread, then I've learned that no one way will likely work for everybody, but that's what worked for me. Good luck.
Your solution doesn't work, in Windows 11 at least, as of Jan 2025
Right clicking on the New Outlook icon, regardless of whether the application is running or not, does not offer any "unpin" or "options" option to select.
It looks like MS is forcing this onto the Task Bar.
Bill,
You're my hero!
This fix worked for me.
Thanks!!
Legend, this worked for me.
You time figuring this out was not sacrificed in vain.
Hopefully the dev team don't catch wind of this and find a way to remove this option, too.
THANK YOU after clicking on that icon way too many times and HATING everything about the new interface I was desperate to remove it. Thank you for instructions that worked. :)