Configures the Chat icon on the taskbar

This policy setting allows you to configure the Chat icon on the taskbar.

If you enable this policy setting and set it to Show, the Chat icon will be displayed on the taskbar by default. Users can show or hide it in Settings.

If you enable this policy setting and set it to Hide, the Chat icon will be hidden by default. Users can show or hide it in Settings.

If you enable this policy setting and set it to Disabled, the Chat icon will not be displayed, and users cannot show or hide it in Settings.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Chat icon will be configured according to the defaults for your Windows edition.

Supported on: At least Windows 10 Server, Windows 10 or Windows 10 RT

Configure the Chat icon setting

State:


  1. Show
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Chat
    Value NameChatIcon
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  2. Hide
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Chat
    Value NameChatIcon
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  3. Disabled
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Chat
    Value NameChatIcon
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3


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