Reset and Clear Taskbar Pinned Apps in Windows 10  

That certainly is a good option to use when you don't want any of the defaults.

DFSL said:

Sorry to be a bother, but I used the bat file posted in the first post and it worked, it got rid of the pesky Microsof Store and Edge links, but now I can't pin anything to the task bar. I'm not power user and this is incredibly irritating, could anyone please give me some ideas?

Hello DFSL, and welcome to Ten Forums.

I just tested on my system to see if something may have changed, but it cleared all off the taskbar other than the Start menu icon and still able to pin to taskbar apps.

As a test, restart the computer and see if you are able to pin to taskbar afterwards.

'Pin to taskbar' and 'Unpin from taskbar' Apps in Windows 10

DFSL said:

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I kept using the computer as it was and after hundreds of restarts I still can't pin anything to the taskbar. Please also have in mind the "pin to taskbar" command never appears in the context menu of both of my PCs, one affected by this problem and the other not.

This tutorial wouldn't affect the "Pin to taskbar" context menu, so you got more going on here.

You can use the tutorial below to restore the "Pin to taskbar context menu to see if you're able to pin afterwards.

Add or Remove Pin to Taskbar Context Menu in Windows 10

DFSL said:

I'm sorry to say the reg file for adding the "pin to the taskbar" command didn't do anything, even after restarting.

In that case, go ahead and post a screenshot showing what you are right clicking on and what you're seeing to see if anything may stand out as a cause.

DFSL said:

Oh I hope it's useful because Windows is localized in spanish.

I don't see any reason why the "Pin to taskbar" context menu item would be missing like this.

Do you remember if you used something like in the tutorial below to disable "Pin to taskbar" for apps?

Enable or Disable Pin and Unpin Apps on Taskbar in Windows