How to disable task view

Have you right clicked on the taskbar and UN-clicked Show Task View button?  And maybe other things there.

Hi Corey. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

There is no need to disable. Just right click the Task Bar and uncheck Show Task View, and it will go away and not bother you again.

Task View is not really customizable without regedit. The only guide I've found to customize Task View is here:
https://www.askvg.com/windows-10-tip-registry-t...

The Admin warnings are more concerning. It seems whenever you sign in through work or school it imposes the school or company Group Policy on your personal PC until you disconnect from the account in Settings > Accounts > Access Work and School > highlight account to Disconnect.

But it should not affect your personal sign account so you can sign into it or the built-in hidden Administrator account (used only for emergencies) to get around the Group Policy restrictions - although I would not allow them on my PC.

Built-in Administrator access: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2969-enable...
https://www.isumsoft.com/it/enable-hidden-admin...

I hope this helps.


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I have, and I can remove the taskbar button, but not configure any other settings

Hi Greg,

I unlinked the account from my employer, double-checked that the administrator account was enabled, and restarted.  The issue with permissions to view the multitasking settings remains.  I enabled a password on the administrator account, and switched users to the administrator.  However, the warning on top of the settings remained.  It is possible that this is my own fault from trying to forcibly disable it by going into the registry myself, but I saved the steps to what I did, went back, and undid it, and the issue persists even after restart.  It is possible there is some group policy change I forgot to note.

Edit: thank you for the link, unfortunately it reveals that the functionality I want is not available.  In an ideal world, I would like the task view to allow less rigid groupings of similar windows.  This is an option in gnome 3, which my windows enthusiast friends have said is reverse-engineered from windows.  Instead of an array of window icons, it sorts them together in a more organic way that conserves white-space, reducing the cluttered feeling of overview modes.  Alt-tab in this groups windows of the same application together, reducing the number of icons that you have to flip through.  I know if I wanted this to happen in Linux and it was not supported by default, I could get an extension for the settings utility or write one myself.  Is there a similar option in Windows?

Thanks,

Corey

Hi Corey -

Unfortunately there are no Settings extensions in Windows as it is not Open Source but a closed system.

If you disconnected the work account and made sure it was deleted in all the places shown in https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5464-delete... and then signed into your Admin account and it still has the Admin restrictions, then it's likely your account is corrupted.

You can test this by creating a new Admin Local Account in Settings > Accounts > Family & Other People > Other Users, sign into it, test if the problem persists: http://www.howtogeek.com/226540/how-to-create-a... If not move your files over, test all programs run correctly then when ready you can delete the old in the same place as above, and convert the new account to your MS account if desired:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5375-switch...

If necessary you can enable the built-in hidden Administrator used only for emergencies to create the new User account:
https://www.isumsoft.com/it/enable-hidden-admin...

To do this you'll need to create bootable Windows 10 installation media by installing the Media Creation Tool and following the directions in the middle of the download page here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-hk/software-downlo...

If you can't or don't want to do this then you can try to Reset Windows from the Sign-In screen following this method:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zonjyd2L_GQ

If not then insert media, boot it by powering up PC while pressing the BIOS Boot Menu Key for your PC maker given in this chart: https://www.sysnative.com/forums/hardware-tutor...

If the media won't boot you may need to enter BIOS/UEFI Setup (pressing key given in chart in link above) to turn off Fast Boot or Fast Startup first.

Choose the boot device as a UEFI device if offered, then on second screen choose Repair Your Computer, then Advanced Troubleshoot Options, then Command Prompt to run the steps in the link I gave earlier to enable built-in Admin account.

Sign into the built-in Admin account, Create a new Local Admin account in Settings > Accounts > Family & Other People > Other, as shown here: http://www.howtogeek.com/226540/how-to-create-a...
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-user-...

Sign into the new account, move the files over from the old account at C:\Users, test that all programs work or else reinstall them, then when ready delete the old account by one of these methods:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5464-delete...

You can then change it to your Microsoft account if desired:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5375-switch...

I hope this helps.

I do not have a Hide Task View or anything of the sort on my taskbar. If I leave my office, I can come back and task view has taken over and it is a huge pain in the **** to have it there. Good feature or not, there is no reason on the face of this earth that it should self freakin activate and then not be able to be stopped. 

I notice that the Task View button is on your taskbar.

Right click on a blank space on the taskbar and clear the check before "Show Task View button.