Windows 7 - Computer - Pin to Taskbar

**Brink** · **OPTION ONE:**

How to Pin Computer to the Windows 7 Taskbar

Information

This will show you how to pin Computer to the Windows 7 taskbar as a separate icon instead of it being pinned as a Jump list item in the pinned Window Explorer taskbar icon.

EXAMPLE: Computer Unpinned and Pinned from the Taskbar

EXAMPLE: Computer window

OPTION ONE:
To Use a Download

1. If you have not already, then uncheck the default Computer shortcut from the Desktop Icon Settings window.

2. Click on the Download button below to download the Computer.zip file below.

3. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

4. Open the .zip file and extract the Computer shortcut to the desktop.

5. Right click on the Computer shortcut and click on Properties, General tab, and the Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If the unblock button is not there, then the shortcut is already set to be unblocked. Continue on to step 5.

6. Drag the Computer shortcut onto the taskbar until you see the Pin to Taskbar pop-up and drop it. (See screenshot below)

7. Computer is now pinned to the taskbar. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you ever wish to remove the pinned Computer icon from the taskbar, right click on it and click on Unpin this program from the Taskbar.

8. When done, you can delete the downloaded Computer shortcut and .zip files on the desktop if you like.

OPTION TWO:
To Do it Manually

1. If you have not already, then uncheck the default Computer shortcut from the Desktop Icon Settings window.

2. Right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on New and Shortcut.

3. Type in the location in bold below and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe shell:MyComputerFolder

OR

%windir%\explorer.exe shell:MyComputerFolder

OR

C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

4. For the name, type Computer and click on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)

5. Right click on the new Computer shortcut on the desktop and click on Properties.

6. Under the Shortcut tab, click on the Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)

7. In the "Look for icons..." line, type in bold below and press enter. (See screenshot below)

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll

8. Select the Computer icon and click on OK. (See screenshot above)

9. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)

10. Drag the new Computer shortcut onto the taskbar until you see the Pin to Taskbar pop-up and drop it. (See screenshot below)

11. Computer is now pinned to the taskbar. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you ever wish to remove the pinned Computer icon from the taskbar, right click on it and click on Unpin this program from the Taskbar.

12. You can now delete the Computer shortcut on the desktop.

That's it,
Shawn

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engrjayze · 05-29-2009

thank you for this tutorial.. i can't figure out how to do this before because eveytime i try to pin my computer, the libraries always open when i click the pinned taskbar icon

**Brink** · 05-29-2009

Hello Engrjayze,

Have you already tried the download to use for this? It should work for you.

engrjayze · 05-29-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Hello Engrjayze,

Have you already tried the download to use for this? It should work for you.

i tried to do it manually by following your steps..thank you

it worked perfectly for me bro..no need to worry or change anything else

**Brink** · 05-29-2009

I'm happy to hear it. Thank you for posting back.

**Night Hawk** · 05-29-2009

It works on the 32bit Vista Home Premium as well. First you have to clear the check box in the personalization and then copy and paste the blue colored icon onto the desktop itself before dragging onto the quick launch bar there.

Hitcher · 09-04-2009

This works great until I delete the shortcut from the desktop and then I get a 'Can't open this item' message.

**Brink** · 09-04-2009

Hello Hitcher, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Strange, it still works just fine for me from the taskbar after I delete the ZIP and shortcut from the desktop. Right click on the pinned Computer icon on the taskbar, then right click on Computer in the jump list and click on Properties. Under the Shortcut tab, does it stil have the location in blue below there?

%windir%\explorer.exe shell:MyComputerFolder

Computer - Pin to Taskbar-properties.jpg

Hitcher · 09-05-2009

Nope, this is what I get.

**Brink** · 09-05-2009

Hitcher,

Did you use the shortcut download?