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You can right click the icon and Disable it from running. But if you want to utilize it, you should leave it alone.
If all you want is to Hide or Remove the icon from the Notification Area just right-click the Taskbar click Taskbar Settings, scroll down the the Notification area section and you can make choices, it's where I turn Off or On the icons I don't what to show, shouldn't prevent them running.