{"id":5587,"date":"2018-08-24T12:43:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T12:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/?p=5587"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T09:36:58","slug":"show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is evident in the regularly released updates that Microsoft has been striving to make daily computing tasks easier for its customers. If you\u2019re using Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, you have the freedom to pin Store apps on your taskbar. So, the next time you boot your system, you will have quick access to your most-used programs. Moreover, you won\u2019t have to frantically press Alt+Tab just to find the apps that you opened.<\/p>\n

Of course, it can be challenging to adjust to a new operating system. So, it is understandable why some people are still confused and struggling to learn how to see opened apps from the Windows Store. Well, if this is the case, do not worry. In this article, we will teach you how to manage the taskbar on Windows 10 and 8.1.<\/p>\n

It is easy to show and hide apps downloaded from Windows Store. However, if you\u2019re not using Windows RT or RT 8.1, you will not have the freedom to enable or disable the feature. Thankfully, Microsoft has improved this. If you have installed the latest update for Windows 8.1 and 10, you should be able to bring the Store apps to the taskbar.<\/p>\n

How to Bring Store Apps to the Windows 8.1 Taskbar<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Launch the Charms Bar by pressing Windows Key+W on your keyboard.<\/li>\n
  2. Click the Search button, then type \u201cPC Settings\u201d (no quotes). Make sure that you\u2019ve selected Everywhere from the drop-down list.<\/li>\n
  3. Select PC and Devices from the menu.<\/li>\n
  4. Choose Corners and Edges.<\/li>\n
  5. Under the App Switching options, you will find the \u2018Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar\u2019 option. Make sure that it is enabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How to Manage the Taskbar on Windows 10: Pinning Store Apps<\/b><\/h2>\n

    On Windows 10, it is relatively easy to pin any Store app to the taskbar. Simply follow these instructions:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Click the Windows icon on your taskbar.<\/li>\n
    2. Look for the app you wish to pin to the taskbar.<\/li>\n
    3. Right-click the app, then select Pin to Taskbar. If the option is not available, select More. You should be able to see it from there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      There\u2019s another option for pinning Store apps to the taskbar. You can open the program, then right-click its icon on the taskbar. You should be able to see the \u2018Pin to Taskbar\u2019 option there.<\/p>\n

      Pro Tip: If you want to ensure that all the apps you downloaded from Store will run smoothly, we recommend using Auslogics BoostSpeed<\/a>. This tool will scan your entire system and look for junk files, speed-reducing problems and other issues that may cause application glitches or crashes. So, you can ensure that all your apps will run efficiently.<\/p>\n

      Which do you prefer\u2014Windows 8.1 or Windows 10?<\/p>\n

      Share your answer in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      It is evident in the regularly released updates that Microsoft has been striving to make daily computing tasks easier for its customers. If you\u2019re using Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, you have the freedom to pin Store apps on your taskbar. So, the next time you boot your system, you will have quick access to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[819,867,811],"tags":[109,115],"class_list":["post-5587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-tos","category-multimedia","category-optimization","tag-pc-performance","tag-windows-8-1"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar? — Auslogics Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have installed the latest update for Windows 8.1 and 10, you should be able to bring the Store apps to the taskbar.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you have installed the latest update for Windows 8.1 and 10, you should be able to bring the Store apps to the taskbar.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Auslogics Blog | Tips to Diagnose & Resolve Computer Issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Auslogics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-24T12:43:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-17T09:36:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/win-store-apps.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"380\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eunice Samson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eunice Samson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eunice Samson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c0dbd4082f5071af21fa654ee992ed2\"},\"headline\":\"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-24T12:43:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-17T09:36:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":461,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/win-store-apps.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"PC Performance\",\"Windows 8.1\"],\"articleSection\":[\"How To`s\",\"Multimedia\",\"Optimization\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar? — Auslogics Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/win-store-apps.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-24T12:43:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-17T09:36:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c0dbd4082f5071af21fa654ee992ed2\"},\"description\":\"If you have installed the latest update for Windows 8.1 and 10, you should be able to bring the Store apps to the taskbar.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/win-store-apps.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/win-store-apps.jpg\",\"width\":380,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Tech Wisdom Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How To`s\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/category\\\/how-tos\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/\",\"name\":\"Auslogics Blog | Tips to Diagnose & Resolve Computer Issues\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c0dbd4082f5071af21fa654ee992ed2\",\"name\":\"Eunice Samson\",\"description\":\"Meet Eunice Samson, an expert author on the Auslogics blog, diving deep into Windows systems and Microsoft products. With years of experience, Eunice crafts insightful guides and reviews, simplifying complex concepts for readers. Her knack for demystifying tech jargon ensures her articles are approachable yet packed with valuable insights. Dive into Eunice's writings for a friendly journey through the world of tech, where understanding Windows systems and maximizing the benefit you get from Microsoft products becomes a breeze. Whether it's troubleshooting or exploring new software, Eunice's expertise makes tech knowledge accessible to all.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.auslogics.com\\\/en\\\/articles\\\/author\\\/eunice_samson\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar? — Auslogics Blog","description":"If you have installed the latest update for Windows 8.1 and 10, you should be able to bring the Store apps to the taskbar.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?","og_description":"If you have installed the latest update for Windows 8.1 and 10, you should be able to bring the Store apps to the taskbar.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/","og_site_name":"Auslogics Blog | Tips to Diagnose & Resolve Computer Issues","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Auslogics","article_published_time":"2018-08-24T12:43:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-17T09:36:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":380,"height":250,"url":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/win-store-apps.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Eunice Samson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Eunice Samson","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/"},"author":{"name":"Eunice Samson","@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/8c0dbd4082f5071af21fa654ee992ed2"},"headline":"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?","datePublished":"2018-08-24T12:43:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-17T09:36:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/"},"wordCount":461,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/win-store-apps.jpg","keywords":["PC Performance","Windows 8.1"],"articleSection":["How To`s","Multimedia","Optimization"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/","url":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/","name":"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar? — Auslogics Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/win-store-apps.jpg","datePublished":"2018-08-24T12:43:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-17T09:36:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/8c0dbd4082f5071af21fa654ee992ed2"},"description":"If you have installed the latest update for Windows 8.1 and 10, you should be able to bring the Store apps to the taskbar.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/win-store-apps.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/win-store-apps.jpg","width":380,"height":250,"caption":"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/show-or-hide-windows-store-apps-on-the-taskbar\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Tech Wisdom Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How To`s","item":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/category\/how-tos\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to Show or Hide Windows Store Apps on the Taskbar?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/","name":"Auslogics Blog | Tips to Diagnose & Resolve Computer Issues","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/8c0dbd4082f5071af21fa654ee992ed2","name":"Eunice Samson","description":"Meet Eunice Samson, an expert author on the Auslogics blog, diving deep into Windows systems and Microsoft products. With years of experience, Eunice crafts insightful guides and reviews, simplifying complex concepts for readers. Her knack for demystifying tech jargon ensures her articles are approachable yet packed with valuable insights. Dive into Eunice's writings for a friendly journey through the world of tech, where understanding Windows systems and maximizing the benefit you get from Microsoft products becomes a breeze. Whether it's troubleshooting or exploring new software, Eunice's expertise makes tech knowledge accessible to all.","url":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/author\/eunice_samson\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5587"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16061,"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\/revisions\/16061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}