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Old July 24th 15, 08:54 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default get rid of the "Pin this program to taskbar" context menu item

Tommy wrote:

hi there, is there any way to customize the right click context menu of
the taskbar and hide the "Pin this program to taskbar" menu item?

see my screenshot: http://6g6.eu/sih0-screenshot85.png (italian UI)

I hate that feature and I think it's useless... but sometimes I
accidentally click on it and this annoys me since I have then to unpin it.

so do you know if there some tweak or software I can use to remove it or
hide it from the context menu?

thanks, Tommy


See:
https://thecustomizewindows.com/2011...-in-windows-7/
(found by a Bing search on '"pin to taskbar" context menu remove')

If you are repeatedly clicking on Pin to Taskbar in the context menu in
Windows Explorer then you have a behaviorial problem in your mousing
skills. Anything you rarely accidentally pin to the taskbar can be
easily unpinned, so you must be accidentally hitting Pin to Taskbar a
lot for it to be such a nuisance. Perhaps you right-click but hold down
the mouse button and then drag the mouse pointer to the context menu
entry and then release the button. Change your habit to right-click and
release and then left-click on a context menu entry. Another problem is
that perhaps you are resting your finger too heavily on the mouse button
so it clicks when you don't intend to click. A stiffer mouse, or a
longer mouse (so your fingers aren't so curled), or raising your finger
would solve that problem source. You can also right-click to show the
context menu but move the mouse outside the dialog box to bring the
pointer back into the box where is the selection you intend to make.

Removing an accidentally pinned item in the taskbar is easy.
Accidentally doing it so often enough as to warrant a need to modify the
context menu exhibits a mousing problem by the user or an overly
sensitive mouse button. If you are repeatedly accidentally hitting the
Pin to Taskbar context menu item then you are doing the same repeated
accidental clicks on other context menu items. Need to change the
hardware or its settings or modify your behavior to reduce the count of
accidents.

Note that I assumed you are using a mouse pointing device. If you are
using a touchpad, you might want to plug in a mouse to your computer and
use that as your pointing device (and optionally hit the button to
disable the touchpad). Or, if you want to continue using the touchpad,
reduce its sensitivity setting. Some touchpads are set to be overly
sensitive so just the nearness of the palm can trigger a mouse event.
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