{"id":19802,"date":"2023-04-25T09:30:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=19802"},"modified":"2023-04-25T09:30:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:30:19","slug":"hide-time-and-date-from-taskbar-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/hide-time-and-date-from-taskbar-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Time and Date from the Taskbar in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to hide the clock on the lower right-hand side of the taskbar? If you&#8217;re running Windows 10 or earlier versions, just press the <strong>WIN<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> keys to open the Run dialog box, type <code>explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}\\SystemIcons<\/code> and press Enter, you can then turn off the <strong>Clock<\/strong> system icon easily. However, this method doesn&#8217;t work with Windows 11. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you a different way to hide time and date from the taskbar in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hide-clock-from-windows-taskbar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"173\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hide-clock-from-windows-taskbar.png 354w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hide-clock-from-windows-taskbar-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Hide Time and Date from the Taskbar in Windows 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>I<\/strong> on your keyboard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">access the Settings app<\/a>. Select <strong>Time &amp; language<\/strong> in the left sidebar, and then click <strong>Language &amp; region<\/strong> on the right.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/language-and-region.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/language-and-region.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/language-and-region-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to the &#8220;Related settings&#8221; section, click the &#8220;<strong>Administrative language settings<\/strong>&#8221; option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/administrative-language-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/administrative-language-settings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/administrative-language-settings-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Switch to the <strong>Formats<\/strong> tab, click the &#8220;<strong>Additional settings<\/strong>&#8221; in the bottom-right corner to open the Customize Format dialog.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/region-additional-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/region-additional-settings.png 484w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/region-additional-settings-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Time<\/strong> tab at the top, and then type <strong>s<\/strong> in the &#8220;Short time&#8221; field. Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and it will hide the clock from Windows taskbar.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/customize-time-format.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"577\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/customize-time-format.png 463w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/customize-time-format-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Switch to the <strong>Date<\/strong> tab. Type <strong>ddd<\/strong> in the &#8220;Short date&#8221; field.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/customize-date-format.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"577\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/customize-date-format.png 463w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/customize-date-format-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and it will hide the date from your taskbar. The &#8220;ddd&#8221; indicates the day of week, so the weekday will be shown on your system tray.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-and-date-not-showing-in-windows.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"173\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-and-date-not-showing-in-windows.png 354w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-and-date-not-showing-in-windows-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Whenever you need to bring the time and date back to the taskbar, just follow the above instructions to open the Customize Format dialog, then select either <strong>Time<\/strong> or <strong>Date<\/strong> tab, click the <strong>Reset<\/strong> button and you&#8217;re good to go.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to hide the clock on the lower right-hand side of the taskbar? If you&#8217;re running Windows 10 or earlier versions, just press the WIN + R keys to open the Run dialog box, type explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}\\SystemIcons and press Enter, you can then turn off the Clock system icon easily. 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