Toolbars help you to launch programs and files from Taskbar. It is straightforward to add or remove a toolbar in the Taskbar. Whether you want to insert a preset Toolbar or add a custom one, it is possible to do both. There are two ways to do the same – using Local Group Policy Editor and using Registry Editor. If you use the Registry Editor, don’t forget to backup all registry files and create a System Restore point before getting started.

Prevent users from adding, removing, and adjusting Toolbars

Using Group Policy Editor

To prevent users from adding, removing, and adjusting Toolbars, follow these steps- Let’s check out these steps to know more. At first, search for gpedit.msc in the Taskbar search box, and click on Edit group policy in the search result. Following that, navigate to this path- Double-click on Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars, select Enabled, and click on Apply and OK buttons, respectively.

Following that, navigate to this path- Double-click on Prohibit adjusting desktop toolbars, select Enabled and click on Apply and OK buttons one after one.

After doing this, you won’t be able to add a new toolbar or remove the existing one.

Using Registry Editor

To prevent users from adding, removing, and adjusting Toolbars, follow these steps- Press Win+R, type regedit, and hit the Enter button. Following that, it shows the UAC prompt where you will click the Yes button to open Registry Editor. Then, navigate to this path- In the Explorer key, it is required to create two REG_DWORD values. For that, right-click on Explorer, select New > DWORD (32-bit) value, and name it as TaskbarNoAddRemoveToolbar.

Then, repeat the same steps to create another DWORD (32-bit) value and name it as NoMovingBands. By default, they both carry 0 as the value. However, double-click on each REG_DWORD value, and set the value as 1. Click OKto save changes.

Now, navigate to this path- You will make another DWORD (32-bit) value by following the same steps as mentioned above and name it as TaskbarNoAddRemoveToolbar. Double-click on it, and set the value as 1. Click the OK button to save it. P.S. It is not required to create NoMovingBands REG_DWORD value in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. That’s all! Now users will not be able add or remove toolbars from the Taskbar. Read next: How to backup and restore Taskbar Toolbars in Windows 10.