How to remove the Windows Defender icon from the taskbar in Windows 10 Anniversary Update: - Windows Defender Antivirus has always existed with Windows users. But most of the users are unaware of this Windows feature. So, to establish its existence, Windows Defender has gone through some changes with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. If you look at the taskbar taskbar after the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you can see that the Windows Defender icon has joined the existing icon list. If you feel this new addition is cluttering your taskbar taskbar, you can always remove this icon. But you don't have to worry about your file working at all Windows Defender. It will continue to run in the background even if you remove its icon. Yes, this is true loyalty here! So what are you waiting for? Let's get started, okay?
1 STEP
- Look at the notification area of the taskbar. There you will see the file Windows Defender icon. To remove the icon from the system tray, do the following:
2 STEP
- Right-click on an empty space in the taskbar. In the expanding context menu, click Task Manager option.
PHASE 3
- il Task Manager the window opens. Click on To boot language. In the list of startup items, you should find the Windows Defender notification icon and right click on it. Click on deactivate context menu option. This will remove the file Windows Defender icon from the start, but don't worry, Windows Defender it will continue to work. You must restart your system for the changes to take effect. If you don't want to reboot and need immediate effect, just follow step 4.
PHASE 4
- Click on Processes language. Now under the list of processes find and right click on Windows Defender notification icon processes. Then click on the file Final task option as shown below.
PHASE 5
- Now if you take a look at the notification area of the taskbar, you can see that the Windows Defender the icon has disappeared.
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