Removing Meet Now via the Group Policy

System administrators may disable (or enable) the Meet Now icon on the Windows 10 taskbar using the Group Policy. The Group Policy is only available in professional editions of Windows 10, and not in Windows 10 Home.

Here is how that is done:

1. You need elevated rights to use the Group Policy.
2. Use Windows-R to open the runbox.
3. Type gpedit.msc and select OK.
4. Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar
5. Double-click on “Remove the Meet Now icon”.
6. Set the feature to “Enabled” to hide the icon on the taskbar of the Windows 10 operating system.
7. Restart the PC.

Removing Meet Now using the Registry

You may also remove Meet Now on Windows 10 using the Registry.

1. Use Windows-R to open the runbox.
2. Type regedit.exe and select OK.
3. For individual users, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
   1. Right-click on Explorer and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
   2. Name it HideSCAMeetNow.
   3. Set its value to 1.
4. For all users, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
   1. Right-click on Explorer and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
   2. Name it HideSCAMeetNow.
   3. Set its value to 1.
5. Restart the PC.

Source: What is Meet Now in Windows 10 and how to remove it – gHacks Tech News