Taskbar issue

Jay Wink 0 Reputation points
2025-08-14T01:45:58.06+00:00

I am not sure how this happened, but a couple days ago, I suddenly got a duplicate "google" on the taskbar whenever I open Edge to google.com. I have tried unpinning it and it will not let me and if I close either one, both close. How do I get rid of the 2nd google on the taskbar. It does not show up if Edge is on a different website.

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Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar

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  1. Kimberly Olaño 23,620 Reputation points
    2025-08-14T02:25:12.7333333+00:00

    Hi Jay , this is Kimberly. I'm glad to assist you today.

    Follow this method to remove all pinned site shortcuts (like the “Google” one) from your taskbar while keeping normal Edge pinned.

    Close Microsoft Edge completely.

    Right-click Start → Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Terminal (Admin).

    Copy & paste this command, then press Enter:

    Get-ChildItem "$env:AppData\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar" |

    Where-Object { $.Name -like "Google" -or $.Name -like "*.website" } |

    Remove-Item -Force

    Restart Explorer so the taskbar refreshes:

    Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force

    Windows will reload the taskbar without the duplicate Google icon.

    Should you have more questions, please let me know.

    Best regards,

    Kimberly

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