Explorer Icon Won't Pin

[removesoul]

Hello all,
This problem started long while ago, I don't quite remember how but the pinned explorer icon on my taskbar one day disappeared, and now when I open explorer and right click it "Pin this program to taskbar" it just doesn't do anything. I close the explorer folder and the icon disappears from the taskbar as if I hadn't pinned it.
Even after right clicking it again I still see "Pin this program to taskbar" rather than "Unpin...".

This problem only happens with explorer.

I've searched google and this forum a couple of times already without finding any similiar issues or solutions.
Does anyone know what I could possibly do to get explorer pinned again?
Thanks.

 

[mxosder16]

Try restarting explorer.exe.

Right click on the taskbar > start task manager > under processes kill explorer.exe > then under applications click new task... > type in 'explorer' (no qoutes) and try pinning again

 

[Venths]

Hi,

Welcome to 7 forums

* This issue seems strange to me . If the above poster's instruction doesn't work, please try the below:

However, you can check if your task bar is locked or vice-versa. And then try to pin the Explorer. Make sure you close all other windows before you try. !!!

 

[1Bowtie]

Hi removesoul and Welcome to SevenForums

Try going to Start menue/ Accessories/ highlite Windows Explorer, rt click, pin to taskbar. See if that works

 

[removesoul]

Thanks everyone, but I've tried what you said and nothing worked.

Maybe there's something I could change in the registry manually to make it pin?
Also I forgot to say, if I drag the any folder to the task bar it says "Pin to windows explorer", as if explorer is already pinned :s

 

[Venths]

Now, you right click the Task bar, go to Toolbars option, Check if 'Quick Launch' is enabled. If yes, disable it and try again. Coz, quick launch won't work with 7, which might cause the issue in your case !!!

 

[Venths]

If that doesn't work, you can add the drives as Tool Bar in your taskbar, until we find some solution to this

 

[removesoul]

Now, you right click the Task bar, go to Toolbars option, Check if 'Quick Launch' is enabled. If yes, disable it and try again. Coz, quick launch won't work with 7, which might cause the issue in your case !!!

In the toolbars option I don't have any 'Quick Launch' to choose

If that doesn't work, you can add the drives as Tool Bar in your taskbar, until we find some solution to this

How do I add it?

 

[mxosder16]

How do I add it?

Right click on the taskbar > toolbars > New Toolbar... > Click on the libraries folder > Select folder

Good to go

 

[Venths]

In the same 'Tool Bars' option, Just select New Tool Bar. You will get a window to select Folders. Just Click on C drive from the left side panel and click add. Do the same for all drives. You can also add folders in the same way

Tool bars > New Tool bars > (any required Drive or folder )

 

[jav]

ok, Follow this Tutorial (specially made for you )

1. It's how your Desktop looks now.
I mean no Explorer


So now, Just grab any link file (shortcut) (or make new shortcut) and Pin it to Taskbar.
As I did with HitmanPro shortcut

2. Now we have something like this:
Sift+Right click it and go to "Properties"


3. You see that circled bar, called "Target"
Delete it.


4. Write %windir%\explorer.exe in the "Target" bar just like I did.



And there you go.. =)
You can change icon clicking "Change Icon" (obviously )
Hope it was helpful

 

[hsrstud]

I realize this thread is a little out of date, but I'm having the same problem. The solution above worked to some degree, but I'm unable to pin folders to this item's jump list, as I was able to do with the regular Windows Explorer icon.

 

[hsrstud]

In case anyone else has this problem, I found a solution.

When I compared the explorer.exe files in C:/Windows between the computer I'm using and another computer running Windows 7 not expriencing this problem, I noticed the versions were different. I decided to copy the explorer.exe file from the computer not experiencing this issue onto a USB drive. I then used Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+Delete) on the computer experiencing the issue to stop the explorer.exe process. With the USB drive inserted, I then clicked on the File menu and selected "New Task (Run...)". From here I browsed to C:/Windows and deleted the explorer.exe file. I then browsed to my USB drive and copied the explorer.exe file saved here. I then browsed back to C:/Windows and pasted the explorer.exe file in this folder. I then right-clicked on the explorer.exe file and selected "Pin to taskbar." Finally, I double-clicked the explorer.exe file and clicked on OK (in the Create New Task window).

I had previously tried copying explorer.exe from another folder on my computer, hoping this would restore the original explorer.exe file in C:/Windows, but the same old version was copied over. I'm not sure how I managed to place an older version of explorer.exe in my Windows folder. Anyway, I realize this solution requires access to another computer, but at least it works.

 

[FrankooL]

In regard to the original problem - this simple fix worked for me:

1. open windows explorer from the start menu and you will see an icon on the task bar
2. right click the icon and select 'pin this program to taskbar'.

Seems too simple to be true but it worked for me, as I was having the same problem after unpinning my original explorer icon.