Date/time on task bar – hide or remove

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I have the latest update of Win 11 on a laptop I’m using to learn the OS before I switch my production machine – in about 3 years the way things are going. Does anyone know a way to remove or hide the date/time on the task bar? Preferably without installing an app to do it? I like DS Clock, and don’t need two clocks…Thanks.

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Try explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}\SystemIcons at Run (or an admin command prompt) which should give access to the same Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Notification area > Turn system icons on or off > Clock on/off as Windows 10.

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Thanks, b, but in my version of Win 11 (21H2 OS Build 22000.556, so winver says, Personalization > Taskbar > there is no Notification area – there is Taskbar Items that allows search, task view, widgets and chat to be turned on or off – all of them are off – Taskbar Corner Icons that have pen menu, touch keyboard and virtual touchpad on or off – all of them are off – and Taskbar corner overflow, which lists what appears to be selected apps, not sure – all of them off. Nowhere is there a clock entry.

I do have Start11 running, which is a Stardock program and it seems to work fine, and in any event shouldn’t change windows settings options. I don’t expect things like this to be solved, so not disappointed. My facial recognition sign-on worked up to the last update, now windows says facial and fingerprint sign-on aren’t available at this time.

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rdleib wrote:

Thanks, b, but in my version of Win 11 (21H2 OS Build 22000.556, so winver says, Personalization > Taskbar > there is no Notification area – … Nowhere is there a clock entry.

The bolded command I supplied should change that and provide what you requested.

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Thanks, b, unfortunately when I run the command it brings up system icons, clock, volume, meet now, microphone, etc., and all of them are off. But of course the date/time is still on the task bar. I appreciate your help, I’ll just bear with it, figuring stuff out and watching the system change – for the better I hope – is my way of learning it. Take care.

 

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