If you've upgraded from Windows 10, there's a lot more to it, with the taskbar displaying a number of major changes. Yes, the Start button has been changed, and shortcuts have been centered, but there are many other changes as well. If you look on the right side of the taskbar, you will see many changes from previous Windows versions.
Microsoft is promoting its own Microsoft Teams app in an effort to steer users away from services like Slack and Zoom. A shortcut for Teams has been added to the taskbar, and while you might be annoyed with having to place icons when you don't use the app, there are more reasons to hide icons in your taskbar than just to save space.
You might be surprised to know that the Microsoft Teams icon in the Windows 11 taskbar is constantly starting processes. These Microsoft Edge WebView2 processes are tied to the browser rendering engine, and they consume system resources that can be used better.
drain on resources
The widget icon in the taskbar is similar, but as developer Michael Niehaus points out, there is a key difference between the two icons. While widgets only run processes when clicked, the team icon alone consumes a large amount of RAM.
If you are not using Teams, you should uninstall it. However, if you don't want to worry about reinstalling it if you need it later, you can simply hide the icon. This one action is enough to prevent teams from consuming resources in the background.
When you try to remove the team icon by right-clicking it, you will see that there is no context menu. To get rid of the icon, open the Settings app in Windows 11 and go to Personalization > Taskbar, then toggle 'Chats' to 'Off'.
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