A way to stop "broken shortcuts" from disappearing?

[Xenoid]

I must admit that I'm stomped as well.

If you like, you could use the tutorial as a workaround for now to be able to backup and restore your pinned taskbar items as needed before and after disconnecting and connecting the drive.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/212923-taskbar-backup-restore-pinned-items-windows-7-a.html

Hello, Brink!

I have tried your backup-restore method, but unfortunately, when I restore the TaskBar, I see "broken shortcuts" restored and they disappear right away. Even though I turned off System Maintenance Troubleshooter and set "NoResolveTrack" option to "1" in the registry. Something is missing to make this work, but I can't figure what it is.

I've tried restoring TaskBar shortcuts when "broken shortcuts" are still there and they don't disappear after restoration process and even computer restart. I have checked System Maintenance Troubleshooter and "NoResolveTrack" after LibreOffice installation and both unchanged.

 

[Brink]

Are you restoring them after the HDD is connected back?

 

[Xenoid]

Are you restoring them after the HDD is connected back?

No, while it's disconnected. It's in another computer and I can't use the drive right now.

 

[Brink]

Yeah, the source will need to be connected to be able to restore them.