I know this post is old but I just got my galaxy and having same problem. I tried searching online but still no help.
someone replied, "well don't use that feature"...not trying to start problem, but that really is not a solution. I'm smart enough to figure out not to open it...the problem is that Samsung did such an amazing job at making this "customizable"...that I expected to have that same freedom with the taskbar.
Why samsung would think I need a "world clock" locked...goes against everything they created. Bottom line, its just very annoying. I would much rather put apps I use alot, gmail, settings, etc.
As I mentioned, I had searched for solutions to this problem but found only this. So if anyone knows of a update or fix....please...please let me know.
Thanks so much in advance,