Simple question.. and I'm hoping the solution is not being overlooked by me. 
There is in the taskbar of Zorin 16 an icon for show desktop and I cannot remove it; right clicking it just invokes it same as left clicking it. I have looked in panel settings/taskbar settings/settings/Zorin Appearance, etc... how do I remove that as I have no use for it.
Thank you..
Which edition of Zorin OS are you using? Lite/Pro Lite or Core/Pro? Please go to the profile settings where there is an option to indicate this.
In Core/Pro(non-lite) you can hide it by right clicking on the taskbar then clicking "Taksbar settings"
Under Position you can disable the show desktop icon by clicking on "visible"
Thank you for responding.
It's the pro version. I named it wrong; it's the "activities" button, and yes it goes away as you say in that utility, and yes I feel silly not discovering that. Sorry to waste the time and space in here. 
