Windows 10: Add or Remove Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 10


Windows includes a special application desktop toolbar called the taskbar that shows on the bottom of a display screen by default. The taskbar allows you to find, see, open, and switch between your apps. You can also see the specify how taskbar buttons group together when you have more than one window open.

You can also add toolbars to the taskbar. The default toolbars include Address, Links, Desktop, and any new toolbars (custom) added by the user or an application.

If you have more than one main display by default.

The Quick Launch toolbar is located on the taskbar when added, and is a convenient way to open programs. You can add or remove shortcuts in the Quick Launch folder so that you have easy access to items from the Quick Launch toolbar that you frequently use.

The Quick Launch folder is located at the hidden path below.

%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

You can add shortcuts of items to Quick Launch by using either method below.

• Drag any shortcut, file, folder, drive over the Quick Launch toolbar on the taskbar until you see either Move to Quick Launch or Create link in Quick Launch, then drop the item to create a shortcut of it in Quick Launch.
• Open the hidden Quick Launch folder above, and move or create a new shortcut for the item in it.

To Remove a shortcut from Quick Launch, you can right click or press and hold on the shortcut from either the Quick Launch toolbar or folder location, and click/tap on Delete.

*tip The Switch between windows shortcut in Quick Launch no longer works in Windows 10, so you can safely remove it from Quick Launch if you like.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Quick Launch toolbar on your taskbar in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Add Quick Launch Toolbar to Taskbar in Windows 10
• Option Two: To Remove Quick Launch Toolbar from Taskbar in Windows 10

Video by: simrick






OPTION ONE [/i] To Add Quick Launch Toolbar to Taskbar in Windows 10
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty space on the taskbar of your main display, click/tap on Toolbars, and click/tap on New toolbar. (see screenshot below)



2. In the Folder field, copy and paste the location below, and click/tap on Select Folder. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch



3. The Quick Launch toolbar has now been added to your main taskbar. (see screenshot below)



4. If you like, you can also do step 5, step 6, and/or step 7 below to customize your Quick Launch toolbar how you like.


5. To Hide or Show Text and Title of Items in Quick Launch
A) Unlock the taskbar.

B) Right click or press and hold on the dotted separator line just to the left of the Quick Launch toolbar, then click/tap on Show Text and Show title to check or uncheck them for how you want them set. (see screenshots below)




6. To Use Large or Small Icons for Items in Quick Launch
A) Unlock the taskbar.

B) Right click or press and hold on the dotted separator line just to the left of the Quick Launch toolbar, click/tap on View, and click/tap on Large Icons or Small Icons to check or uncheck them for how you want them set. (see screenshots below)




7. To Move Quick Launch toolbar to Left Side of Taskbar
A) Unlock the taskbar.

B) Click/press and hold on the dotted separator line just to the left of your pinned apps on the far left side of your main taskbar, then drag the pointer to the right of the dotted separator line just to the left of the Quick Launch toolbar and drop. (see screenshots below)

C) Click/press and hold on the dotted separator line just to the left of your pinned apps now on the far right side of your main taskbar, and drag them to the left to either just at the end of the Quick Launch toolbar, or into the Quick Launch toolbar a bit to condense Quick Launch. (see screenshots below)









8. When finished, lock the taskbar.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Remove Quick Launch Toolbar from Taskbar in Windows 10
*note This is the default setting.
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty space on the taskbar of your main display, click/tap on Toolbars, and click/tap on Quick Launch to uncheck it. (see screenshot below)





That's it,
Shawn


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Is there a quick key to open a folder on my desktop once selected ?

If you drag it to the Quick Launch area of the Taskbar it will open with a single click.

How to Add or Remove Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 10

Add or Remove Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 10

 

Toolbars in W10

Is this what you mean?
https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/add-or-remove-quick-launch-toolbar-in-windows-10.9581/

 

Hey Edwin,

I haven't found a way to do so yet. *Sad

Vista had it there as a toolbar option by default, but not since Windows 7.

 

K, thanks.
I would imagine you'd have to create a CLSID and register it as a name space, or something to that effect.
I'll just settle for creating shortcuts to my desired locations and place them in the Links folder instead.

 

Attachment 39439
before lock
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after lock
After I create my new toolbars and drag then to the edges they look great, but as soon as I lock the taskbar the sliced icons appear. Anyone know why this happens?
Sorry if I put this in the wrong place, Thank you

 

Hello Hemimax, *Smile

It's caused by the taskbar being 3 levels high instead of the default 1 level.

 

Hi Brink,
Thank you for your prompt reply.

 

Sorry Brink,
It still does that slice thing even at only one level. I restarted explorer but it had no effect.
However, if I leave the toolbar locked, unselect the new toolbars and recreate them, the slices disappear.
I think they will randomly reappear after some time though. Thank you for looking into this, I appreciate your knowledge on the subject.

 

It's a glitch since Vista or Windows 7. As long as you don't unlock/lock your taskbar after creating the toolbar it won't show part of the contents. *Sad

 

I did discover later that if I removed and then recreated the toolbar the glitch would go away.

 

Hi

I've added Quick Launch and Desktop toolbars to my taskbar but Win 10 'forgets' this very often and after restart they are not there. Can anyone help me?

Thanks.

 

Hello bolshed, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

Do you have Windows set to automatically sign you in at startup? This was an issue in Windows 7 that Microsoft released a hotfix for, but I would have thought it should be fixed in Windows 10.

As a test, save your theme after adding Quick Launch to see if that may help it stick.

If that doesn't help, then see if using the tutorial below to reset and clear taskbar toolbars may help. You'll have to add all your toolbars back again afterwards though.

Taskbar Toolbars - Reset and Clear in Vista and Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

When I click on the icon in the Quick Launch, Switch between windows, nothing happens? What is wrong?

 

Hello Akd, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

The "Switch between windows" shortcut in Quick Launch no longer works in Windows 10.

If you like, here are some alternatives below for switching between open apps.

Switch Between Open Apps in Windows 10