Pinning Shortcuts to Taskbar


  1. Posts : 72
    windows 7 home premium 64 bit
       #1

    Pinning Shortcuts to Taskbar


    How do I pin a shortcut to the task bar? I have a shortcut on my desktop that I frequently use, and I want it to be on the task bar - it is the address to a documents file that I use all the time. When I drag and drop, it won't stick there.

    thanks,
    carl
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  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Carl,

    If you right click on the shortcut, does it have a "Pin to Taskbar" option?

    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ram-links.html

    If not, could you post a screenshot of the properties page (right click) with the General tab showing?

    Hope this helps for now,
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 72
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    Can't pin to task bar


    The shortcut does NOT have the option to pin to task bar. It is a shortcut to a document folder. One thing I DID notice, however, is that I have Windows Explorer pinned to the toolbar, and if I right click on that, it shows the pinned folder. I want the folder itself pinned to the toolbar because I'm constantly referring to it.

    here's the general tab: Pinning Shortcuts to Taskbar-screenshot001.jpg
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  4. Posts : 9,537
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    aintnorock,
    Go to start/click on documents/find and right click on your address file/send to desktop.
    Post back if this is what you wanted.
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    Win 10 Pro x64
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  6. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    aintnorock said:
    The shortcut does NOT have the option to pin to task bar. It is a shortcut to a document folder. One thing I DID notice, however, is that I have Windows Explorer pinned to the toolbar, and if I right click on that, it shows the pinned folder. I want the folder itself pinned to the toolbar because I'm constantly referring to it.

    here's the general tab: Pinning Shortcuts to Taskbar-screenshot001.jpg
    Ah, ok.

    The problem is that it's a shortcut of a folder. By default, you can only pin applications or shortcuts of applications to the taskbar.

    The tutorial below will show you a workaround for how to pin a folder to the taskbar though.

    Taskbar - Pin or Unpin a Folder

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
      My Computer


 

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