How to disable the media bar in Windows 11 system tray?

Anonymous
2022-02-16T13:48:31+00:00

As in the picture below, I get these kind of media control popups whenever I play any media such as YouTube in Chrome browser. Even if the media is not playing or I have closed that website in the browser, the notification will still be there and is not dismissible. Any idea how to get rid of this for good so that I don't get these pop ups anymore?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings

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  1. DaveM121 948.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-02-16T14:20:09+00:00

    Hi Roger

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    There is no global setting in Windows 11 to remove that media bar, it can only be done on an app by app basis:

    1

    Chrome

    Open Chrome

    In the Address bar, paste this and hit Enter:

    chrome://flags

    On the resulting page, type media key in the search box

    Disable 'Hardware Media Key Handling'

    Restart Chrome

    2

    Edge

    Open Edge

    In the Address bar, paste this and hit Enter:

    edge://flags

    On the resulting page, type media key in the search box

    Disable 'Hardware Media Key Handling'

    Restart Edge

    3

    Spotify

    Go to Edit - Preferences

    Scroll down to the bottom of the basic settings

    In the Display Options, turn off 'Show desktop overlay when using media keys'

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