Update New Windows 10 policy lets you disable cloud customized taskbars

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Microsoft has added a new group policy in Windows 10 20H2 that allows you to disable a new feature that customizes the taskbar based on what accounts or devices you have.

In the Windows 10 Insider Build 20161, Microsoft introduced a new feature called "Programmable Taskbar" that customizes the Windows 10 taskbar when logging into an account for the first time.

The Programmable Taskbar is a new cloud-based feature that will add different pinned programs on the taskbar depending on what types of accounts a user has or what devices are linked to a computer.

For example, the image below illustrates how the cloud-based Programmable Taskbar feature will modify the default taskbar based on whether users on the device are linked to Android phones or have Xbox Live accounts.

This feature is now live in Windows 10 20H2 and does not modify the taskbar for any existing accounts, but only for new accounts or accounts logging in for the first time.

How to disable the Programmable Taskbar feature:

For those who wish to always use the default Windows 10 taskbar, Microsoft has introduced a new group policy called 'Turn off cloud optimized content' that allows you to disable the Programmable Taskbar feature.

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