[ENHANCEMENT] Remove New Outlook icon on taskbar in windows 11

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tifo71

### Description of the enhancement Would it be possible to add the option to remove the New Outlook icon from the taskbar? Is there a way to do this using WinScript? ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. No problem—just a request to add a feature to Winscript ### Alternatives considered No problem—just a request to add a feature to Winscript

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flick9000

Implemented in [v2.23.0](https://github.com/flick9000/winscript/releases/tag/v2.23.0), look for 'Remove Taskbar Widgets'.

tifo71

@flick9000 Thanks a lot. I just tried enabling "Remove Taskbar Widget," but the Outlook icon is still pinned. That doesn't remove it from the taskbar.

flick9000

Can you unpin it or not? The script should prevent Windows from repinning that icon.

tifo71

@flick9000 <img width="559" height="109" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be7afd76-e094-4459-81d3-8f2e1e2ed4eb" /> Yes, I can unpin it manually. I get the impression that Outlook isn't actually installed because when you click on it, it downloads Outlook. So I'd say it's more of a link. That means it can only be removed manually. Apparently, the only way to remove it is to unpin it manually. It's actually a shortcut to start downloading the new Outlook.

flick9000

The app isn't actually installed, it's a link, you can just unpin it, and if you applied the tweak in WinScript it will not appear again.

tifo71

Ok perfect. thanks.

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