Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar
This policy setting allows you to remove pinned programs from the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting pinned programs are prevented from being shown on the Taskbar. Users cannot pin programs to the Taskbar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can pin programs so that the program shortcuts stay on the Taskbar.
Turn off taskbar thumbnails
This policy setting allows you to turn off taskbar thumbnails. If you enable this policy setting the taskbar thumbnails are not displayed and the system uses standard text for the tooltips. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the taskbar thumbnails are displayed.
Prevent users from resizing the taskbar
This policy setting allows you to prevent users from resizing the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting users are not be able to resize their taskbar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users are able to resize their taskbar unless prevented by another setting.
Prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location
This policy setting allows you to prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location. If you enable this policy setting users are not able to drag their taskbar to another area of the monitor(s). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users are able to drag their taskbar to another area of the monitor unless prevented by another policy setting.
Turn off all balloon notifications
This policy setting allows you to turn off all notification balloons. If you enable this policy setting no notification balloons are shown to the user. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting notification balloons are shown to the user.
Prevent users from rearranging toolbars
This policy setting allows you to prevent users from rearranging toolbars. If you enable this policy setting users are not able to drag or drop toolbars to the taskbar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users are able to rearrange the toolbars on the taskbar.
Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars
This policy setting allows you to prevent users from adding or removing toolbars. If you enable this policy setting the user is not allowed to add or remove any toolbars to the taskbar. Applications are not able to add toolbars either. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the users and applications are able to add toolbars to the taskbar.
Lock all taskbar settings
This policy setting allows you to lock all taskbar settings. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot access the taskbar control panel. The user is also unable to resize move or rearrange toolbars on their taskbar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user will be able to set any taskbar setting that is not prevented by another policy setting.
Remove the Action Center icon
This policy setting allows you to remove the Action Center from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting the Action Center icon is not displayed in the system notification area. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Action Center icon is displayed in the system notification area.
Remove the volume control icon
This policy setting allows you to remove the volume control icon from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting the volume control icon is not displayed in the system notification area. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the volume control icon is displayed in the system notification area.