I'm sorry wyldman68 - that's not what I'm looking for but thanks for replying.

Well thanks for the above advice :)

Rocky - I think you misunderstood my question. I just want a blank taskbar with the Windows 10 start button on the bottom left - I didn't ask about Cortana or Edge, sorry!

Are there any regedit settings or a Windows 10 taskbar tweaker like that of Windows 7 that can perform the following as I have searched in vain and found nothing so far.
Simply, I would like to...

Please explain to me how to do the following. I have hidden all the icons on the system tray but I want to permanently remove the small arrow that is pointing upwards and also the small vertical bar...