Taskbar workaround, won't open maximized

Hello all!

I wanted to pin a MS Access database shortcut to the taskbar but the only option was "Pin to MS Access" so I used this method

Pin Any Item to the Windows 7 Taskbar

This does work to place the shortcut on the taskbar, but it no longer opens maximized and it's a pain to always have to maximize myself. Obviously this has something to do with putting "explorer" before the path.

When I open the database right from the folder icon, and then maximize, it keeps that setting, but as soon as I open it with the taskbar shortcut, it goes right back to 2/3 size.

Any help would be appreciated

So - you made a shortcut and then you made a "shortcut to the shortcut".

Can you set the properties of the first shortcut to maximize the window?

I gave that a try and it still opens in a nominal window. Tried it on the original shortcut and the shortcut to the shortcut.

The work around to this work around might be to open the app via the pinned shortcut and increase the size of the window - do not maximize the window, just drag the edges to mimic being maximized - then close the app and see if it opens to that same size the next time you use that pinned shortcut.

Looks like that workaround worked.

Thanks for the tip!

Glad it worked - thx for posting back with the solution

...and thx for teaching me about that type of shortcut to a shortcut that can be pinned