---
title: "HideSCAMeetNow 1: removing the Meet Now icon from the Windows 10 taskbar"
description: "Meet Now is the Skype meeting icon Windows 10 placed in the notification area. What the tweak changes, when it helps, when it hurts and how to undo it."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/hide-meet-now
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "Debloat"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
---

# HideSCAMeetNow 1: removing the Meet Now icon from the Windows 10 taskbar

**Short answer:** Meet Now is the Skype meeting icon Windows 10 placed in the notification area. HideSCAMeetNow set to 1 hides it. In the registry it sets HideSCAMeetNow to 1 under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.

## In the app

- Switch: Hide Meet Now (Debloat, Free, Standard)
- Undo: Yes. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1173

## What it does

Meet Now is the Skype meeting icon Windows 10 placed in the notification area. HideSCAMeetNow set to 1 hides it.

In the app the switch is called "Hide Meet Now", described there as: Removes the Meet Now icon from the Windows 10 taskbar.

## When it helps

- A tidier Windows 10 taskbar.

## When it hurts

- Nothing. Windows 11 never had the icon.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values:

| Key | Value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer` | `HideSCAMeetNow` | `1` | Your previous value (saved before the change, or deleted if there was none) |

Source: Tweaks/pack_extra.hpp in the app's source, app 2.0.0, checked 2026-10-08.

## The same change by hand

Run in a Command Prompt opened as administrator. Make a restore point first.

```bat
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "HideSCAMeetNow" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
```

See what it is set to now:

```bat
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "HideSCAMeetNow"
```

## How to undo it

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.

## Verdict

Cosmetic, and for Windows 10 only.

## Questions

### What does the "Hide Meet Now" tweak change in Windows?

In the registry it sets HideSCAMeetNow to 1 under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.

### Is "Hide Meet Now" safe to switch on?

Cosmetic, and for Windows 10 only. The main cost: Nothing. Windows 11 never had the icon.

### How do I undo it?

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

### Is "Hide Meet Now" free in Frozen Tweaks?

Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

## Related guides

- [Windows 11 Gaming Optimization: What Still Works in 2026](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/windows-11-gaming-optimization)
- [Low-End PC Gaming Optimization: Getting Playable Frame Rates](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/low-end-pc-gaming-optimization)

## More tweak explainers

- [Suggested actions](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-suggested-actions)
- [SysMain (Superfetch)](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-sysmain-superfetch)
- [Background apps](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-background-apps)

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/hide-meet-now