How to Turn On or Off Show My People Pops in Windows 10


Starting with Windows 10 build 16184, there is a new People Bar icon on the taskbar notification area. Whether you want to share a photo, make plans for dinner, or get an answer from a friend or coworker – My People is here to take it to the next level and bring the people you care about most to the center of your experience.

You can:
  • Pin your people to the taskbar – Some will be suggested to start with, or you can pick your own! (Note: you are currently limited to having 3 people pinned to your taskbar currently.)
  • View multiple communication apps together and filtered to each person on your taskbar.
  • Choose the app you want to use to chat and it’ll remember for next time.

Starting with Windows 10 build 16199, you can see emoji from your pinned contacts on the People Bar. When you receive emoji via Skype from your pinned contacts you can now watch them appear and animate right from the taskbar as "Shoulder Taps".

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing My People pops from your pinned contacts on the People Bar for your account in Windows 10.

My People is no longer being developed in Windows 10 version 1909 and higher. It may be removed in a future update.



Contents

  • Option One: To Turn On or Off Show My People Pops on People Bar in Settings
  • Option Two: To Turn On or Off Show My People Pops on People Bar using a BAT file



EXAMPLE: My People Pops for pinned contacts on People Bar
Turn On or Off Show My People Pops in Windows 10-my-people-emoji-flyout.png





OPTION ONE

To Turn On or Off Show My People Pops on People Bar in Settings


1. Do step 2 (settings), step 3 (taskbar), or step 4 (People Bar) below from where you would like to open the People Bar settings from.

2. Open Settings, click/tap on the Personalization icon, and go to step 5 below.

3. Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, click/tap on Taskbar settings, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)

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4. Click/tap on the People icon on the taskbar, click/tap on the See more Turn On or Off Show My People Pops in Windows 10-more.png button, click/tap on People Bar settings, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)

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5. Click/tap on Taskbar on the left side in Settings, and turn on (default) or off Show Shoulder Taps under People on the right side for what you want. (see screenshot below)

Show people on the taskbar will need to be turned on to be able to turn on Show Shoulder Taps.

6. You can now close Settings if you like.

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OPTION TWO

To Turn On or Off Show My People Pops on People Bar using a BAT file



The downloadable .bat files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People\ShoulderTap

ShoulderTap DWORD

0 = Remove
1 = Add

1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 2. To On Show My People Pops on People Bar

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_ON_Shoulder_Taps_on_People_Bar.bat

Download


 3. To Off Show My People Pops on People Bar

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_OFF_Shoulder_Taps_on_People_Bar.bat

Download

4. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

5. Unblock the .bat file.

6. Run the .bat file.

7. You will now notice your screen flicker and a command prompt quickly opens and closes as explorer is restarted to apply the registry changes.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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