How do i turn off the icons in the attached screen shot
You can click on the push-pin in the upper right corner to get it to collapse. Or, right click on your toolbar and de-select 'Task Pane' to make it go away permanently.
I still want the menu there just not the tabs. Solidworks 2014
The tabs are part of the menu. You can't have one without the other.
There is no way to remove those tabs (that I know of). Like the tabs with the Command Manager, they give access to the various menus.
You can click on the push-pin in the upper right corner to get it to collapse. Or, right click on your toolbar and de-select 'Task Pane' to make it go away permanently.