How can I preconfigure which icons are pinned to the taskbar by default for new users?
For example, after we installed Chrome, it now automatically shows up on the taskbar as new users log on. But we rely on the shortcut on the Public Desktop to ensure everyone has access and do not want it automatically cluttering the taskbar for every new user profile. We want to predefine what is there, or, if nothing else, ensure that nothing shows up there by default. We are not interested in blocking users from pinning things there themselves, only controlling what appears there upon first logon.
Nor am I interested in a post-user-profile creation cleanup script; I want to find and prevent this at the source.
We are also seeing the Server Manager, PowerShell, and Windows Explorer showing up on the taskbar. Sure, the user can right-click and delete them, but that is not the point; I want to prevent them. But a search of C:\Users\Default and the default user registry hive reveals nothing that I can see as being relevant.
I am not worried that the users will do any damage if they use one of these shortcuts, since I am sure they would have little, if any, actual rights within the application; I just want to minimize the clutter and potential for stray clicks or boredom getting them into places they should not see. Out of sight, out of mind...