Remove Microsoft Edge and Store taskbar shortcuts for all new users - Windows 10

Question

I already know that pinned shortcuts can be found in %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar, but the 2 shortcuts I mentioned in my title are not in there (they're not in the Default user either). I'm trying to make it so that those 2 shortcuts are not created when a new user logs in.

I also thought of deleting them after the user logs in (such as with a logon script on our Windows domain), but I can't do that if I don't know where they are stored. Any ideas?

Solution

They are saved under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband.

You can replace the whole key with a first logon script.

Comments

[Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007]

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[Magali Heroux]

OK, thanks. This looks like quite the steep learning curve though (and I have to reinstall Windows from what I understand). I'll give it a shot, since this would be useful for far more than just removing some shortcuts.

[Magali Heroux]

This is indeed the correct location for those shortcuts. Thank you very much!

[Mads Skjern]

What do you mean by "replace the whole key"? There are a few key-value pairs, and they are binary formatted. Not that easy to modify it seems. Could you give a hint on how to approach that.