How did I remove the current Chrome user's avatar from the Windows taskbar?

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Step 1: Navigate to your Chrome profile folder

  1. Open File Explorer.

  2. Paste the following path into the address bar and press Enter:

    %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\<Profile Name>

  3. Replace <Profile Name> with your profile name.
    By default, it's Default, so the full path becomes:

%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

Step 2: Replace your profile picture with a transparent image

  1. Locate the file Google Profile Picture.png in the folder.
  2. Replace it with a transparent PNG file.

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Step 3: Replace the profile icon with a transparent icon

  1. Locate the file Google Profile.ico in the same folder.
  2. Replace it with a transparent ICO file.
    You can just rename the transparent PNG image Google Profile Picture.png (from the previous step) to Google Profile.ico.

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Step 4: Restore the original Chrome shortcut icon

  1. Right-click your Google Chrome shortcut on the Desktop (or wherever it's located) and select Properties.

  2. Click on the Shortcut tab.

  3. Click the Change Icon... button.

  4. In the field labeled Look for icons in this file, enter:

    C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

  5. Select the default Chrome icon from the list and click OK, then Apply, and OK to close the properties window.

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Step 5: Restart Google Chrome