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Microsoft has said many times that Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows they ever make, but that might not be true. The company has Hide Action Center Taskbar Icon in Windows 11/10 or any other officially-numbered successor to their well-received operating system at this time.
The first big update was the Anniversary Update, which came out in August 2016. Since then, Microsoft has released several more big updates, such as the Creators Update, the Fall Creators Update, and the most recent one, the May 2019 Update. Action Center is a feature of Windows 11/10 that has been around since the first version of Windows 10.
By default, the Action Center interface is hidden until the user clicks the icon in the taskbar or swipes in from the right side of the screen on a touch screen device. With the August 2016 Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Action Center is now a bit easier to find. The main interface stays hidden until it’s needed, but the Action Center icon on the taskbar is now much easier to see.
How to Hide Action Center Taskbar Icon in Windows 11/10
Add new shortcuts
- Look at the right side of your Taskbar, then click on the Wifi, Sound, and Battery icon.
- Click on the Edit icon, marked as a pencil.
- Now, you’ll be able to view the unpin icon on each of the control shortcuts.
- Choose to Add shortcuts
- Select the needed shortcuts.
- Click on Done to finish the process.
Remove shortcuts
- Open the Action Center by pressing on the Wi-Fi, Sound, and Battery icon (from the right side of your taskbar).
- Press on the unpin icon over the shortcut you want to remove from the Action Center.
- You’ll see now that it was removed from Windows 11 Action Center. In this case, we talk about the Airplane mode option.
- Once finished, click on Done.
- Repeat the same steps for any unnecessary shortcut
Regroup shortcuts
- Open the Action Center as learned before.
- Press again on the Edit icon.
- Click and drag the shortcut to reposition it according to your preferences.
Adjust Transparency Effects
- Click the Windows key, then on the Settings menu.
- Click on Personalization, then navigate to Colors.
- Disable the toggle button from the Transaprency Effects section. As you can see in the picture below, this option won’t be available if you didn’t activated your Windows license. So, make sure you do it before.
- To enable it back, repeat the same steps, then toggle the button on the Off option.
What does Action Center do?
It does show you when apps like Mail, Twitter, Cortana, etc. have something to say. Still, you can respond to notifications from apps like Cortana, Action Note (as shown in the picture below), and some Twitter clients like Tweetium and Fenice for Twitter right from the Action Center.
But you can turn off Notifications at any time if you don’t want to see them. Go to Settings > System > Notifications and Actions > Show app Notifications > Off. But it won’t turn off Action Center.
FAQ
How do I hide the action bar in Windows?
You can hide the taskbar both in desktop mode and tablet mode. Press and hold (or right-click) any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings, select Taskbar behaviors, and select Automatically hide the taskbar.
Why does Action Center keep popping up?
Enabling the finger gestures in Windows OS often causes the action center to pop up when you move your finger. If you are running any beta version of Windows OS, then due to some bug the action center may be appearing automatically.
How do I disable the Action Center button in Windows 11?
- Select Start , then select Settings .
- Select System > Notifications & actions.
- Do any of the following: Choose whether to see notifications on the lock screen. Turn tips, tricks, and suggestions about Windows on or off.