Pin multiple explorer windows to task bar


  1. Posts : 73
    w7 dual boot vista32
       #1

    Pin multiple explorer windows to task bar


    I have read this tutorial but its does not seem to help me much.

    What I would like to do is pin my download folder to my task bar as well as the explorer button. But every time i try to drag it, or right click and select pin to task bar nothing happens. When I hover over the explorer icon it gives me the option to unpin the folder, but it never shows up on its own.

    what am I doing wrong? or can it even be done?
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  2. Posts : 50
    Windows XP and 7
       #2

    You are right. Seems to me it is not possible to place a second explorer icon in the taskbar.


    Quick and dirty solution:
    1. Go to windows folder
    2. Make a copy of explorer.exe, name it e.g. explorer2.exe
    3. Make a link to this file on desktop
    4. Open properties of this link and add path to your desired folder; e.g. c:\windows\explorer2.exe c:\user\[user name]\Downloads
    5. (If you like: Open properties of this link and change icon)
    6. Pin this link to taskbar
    7. (If you like: Delete link on desktop)
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  3. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
       #3

    Follow the instructions in this Tutorial New Library - Create and create a Downloads library.
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  4. Posts : 73
    w7 dual boot vista32
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Okay, so I got to step 4 okay. But once I change the target to the folder I want, I cant pin to task bar anymore because its not a .exe

    So I was thinking that if I was to edit explorer2.exe in the way that this tutorial shows I should be able to get it to work... Problem is that I dont know how to change the example to point to the proper explorer2.exe and how to change the target to my download folder. Here are my targets:

    C:\Explorer2.exe
    C:\Users\Se7en\Downloads
    Last edited by zerodegreec; 05 Mar 2009 at 12:44.
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  5. Posts : 73
    w7 dual boot vista32
    Thread Starter
       #5

    okay that wont work Dwarf.

    Okay I moved the explorer2.exe to the same location as the orig explorer.exe
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  6. Posts : 50
    Windows XP and 7
       #6

    zerodegreec said:
    Problem is that I dont know how to change the example to point to the proper explorer2.exe and how to change the target to my download folder. Here are my targets:

    C:\Explorer2.exe
    C:\Users\Se7en\Downloads
    Put it in one line:
    C:\Explorer2.exe C:\Users\Se7en\Downloads
    or
    C:\windows\Explorer2.exe C:\Users\Se7en\Downloads
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  7. Posts : 73
    w7 dual boot vista32
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Okay. the copy of explorer.exe is named explorer2.exe
    Location:
    C:\Windows\explorer2.exe

    I have used the syntax
    %SystemRoot%\explorer2.exe /n,::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

    and the new shortcut takes me to my documents folder. So how would I find out what the syntax should be for my downloads folder?
    C:\Users\Se7en\Downloads
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  8. Posts : 73
    w7 dual boot vista32
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Found a way

    %SystemRoot%\explorer2.exe /e,C:\Users\Se7en\Downloads

    thanks everyone :)

    now I have a link on my taskbar... sweet. Someone should make a tutorial for this
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