How to Remove Windows Messenger From Taskbar

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Removing Windows Messenger from task bar More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Gini Westera | permalink
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Tags: from, messenger, removing, task, windows

For further reading: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-xp/wxpmssgr.html ^[1]

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How to Force Unpin Windows Live Messenger 2009 from Taskbar in Windows 7 • Raymond.CC More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by David Sandstrom | permalink
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In Windows 7 there is a feature where you can pin programs to the taskbar so you can easily launch your most frequently used programs. However this is not the case for Windows Live Messenger.

For further reading: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-force-unpin-windows-live-messenger-2009-from-taskbar-in-windows-7/ ^[2]

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Move Live Messenger Icon to the System Tray in Windows 7 More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Janis Love | permalink
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If you’ve made the switch to Windows 7 and use Windows Live Messenger, you might have noticed the icon stays in the new Taskbar. If you are annoyed by this and would rather see it in the System Tray (notification area), just follow this simple process.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6354/make-live-messenger-icon-stay-in-the-system-tray-in-windows-7/ ^[3]

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How to remove the Skype button from the Windows Taskbar More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by A Boswell | permalink
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When Windows Live Messenger was retired, Microsoft recommended all its users to move on to Skype. They bought Skype strategically so as to merge the user base of Windows Live Messenger with millions of Skype users. Skype being a cross-platform VoIP solution which is available for all major desktop and mobile platforms, made it far more popular. Like Windows Live Messenger, Skype has also always shown its button on the Windows Taskbar. This can be annoying, if you are working on a small screen and would like to reserve some space on the taskbar for your other apps. (Even the Start button can be considered unnecessary by some users and so our StartIsGone tool allows you to remove it in Windows 8.1). Let's see how we can get rid of the Skype button from the Taskbar and keep it in the notification area (system tray) only. Open Skype, and choose the Tools -> Options menu item. The Skype Options window will appear. Locate the Advanced section in the left pane and click it.The
Tags: hide from taskbar,skype

For further reading: http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-remove-the-skype-button-from-the-windows-taskbar/ ^[4]

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Category: Fun | 9 years, 1 month(s) ago

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1. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-xp/wxpmssgr.html

2. https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-force-unpin-windows-live-messenger-2009-from-taskbar-in-windows-7/

3. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6354/make-live-messenger-icon-stay-in-the-system-tray-in-windows-7/

4. http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-remove-the-skype-button-from-the-windows-taskbar/