Windows 10: How do I get the /&== notification center or news icon off the task bar.

I didn´t put the benighted thing there, and I don´t want MS telling me what to read. It takes up real estate needed for real work. It also defaults to Bing, I just want it gone.

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notification icon

Hi,

The notification area or action center is the message bubble icon located at the right side of your task bar. We recommend following these steps to turn this icon on:

• Right click on your task bar.
• Select Settings.
• Scroll down to Notification area.
• Select Turn system icons on or off.
• Click button parallel to the Action Center to turn it on.
• Close the Settings page and check if the action center is already appearing.

Do let us know if you need any other assistance.

Regards.

 

New Notifications in the task bar

I have upgraded from win 8.1 to win 10 for my desktop PC. In the lower right hand corner of the task bar is a "New Notifications" icon. Right clicking this icon offers the choice to "Open Action Center". I cannot get the action center to open ! Also,
the icon is erratic and hard to pin down. Is this normal, being fixed, just my bad luck ?? Also I can't find Cortana and windows search doesn't work (Google does though).

 

Task Bar Icons Windows 10

Hi John,

Thank you for your response.

We sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps:

If the icon is hidden from the task bar, you can enable it by using the following steps. The icon might be hidden. Here's how to show the battery icon:

• Right-click an empty area on the taskbar, and then click
  Properties.
• Under Notification area, click
  Customize.
• In Notification Area Icons, click on Select
  which icons appear on Taskbar.
• On in the drop-down list next to
  Power, and then click OK.

If the issue still persists you can try Updating the latest Power management driver software for Windows 10 from the manufacturer website.

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.