Windows 10: Add Toolbars to Taskbar in Windows 10

How to: Add Toolbars to Taskbar in Windows 10

How to Add Toolbars on the Taskbar 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.

This tutorial will show you how to add toolbars to the taskbar for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Add Address Toolbar to Taskbar
• Option Two: To Add Links Toolbar to Taskbar
• Option Three: To Add Desktop Toolbar to Taskbar
• Option Four: To Add New Custom Toolbar to Taskbar

OPTION ONE [/i] To Add Address Toolbar to Taskbar

*note The Address toolbar is the equivalent of a URL bar on the taskbar, so you can type in frequently used websites or file locations like in the address bar of File Explorer and Internet Explorer.



1. Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, click/tap on Toolbars, and click/tap on Address to check it.

2. If you like, you can unlock the taskbar, drag this toolbar to how you want it, then lock the taskbar (if wanted) when finished.








OPTION TWO [/i] To Add Links Toolbar to Taskbar

*note The Links toolbar includes your favorite website links from the Favorites Bar in Internet Explorer for quick access on the taskbar.



1. Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, click/tap on Toolbars, and click/tap on Links to check it.

*note If tablet mode is turned on, Toolbars will not be available in the taskbar context menu.

2. If you like, you can unlock the taskbar, drag this toolbar to how you want it, then lock the taskbar (if wanted) when finished.









OPTION THREE [/i] To Add Desktop Toolbar to Taskbar
*note The Desktop toolbar let's you quickly access all items located on your desktop and default shell:desktop from the taskbar.



1. Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, click/tap on Toolbars, and click/tap on Desktop to check it.

*note If tablet mode is turned on, Toolbars will not be available in the taskbar context menu.

2. If you like, you can unlock the taskbar, drag this toolbar to how you want it, then lock the taskbar (if wanted) when finished.








OPTION FOUR [/i] To Add New Custom Toolbar to Taskbar

*note A New toolbar allows you to adds a custom toolbar with the contents of any drive, folder, or network location of your choice.
1. Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, click/tap on Toolbars, and click/tap on New toolbar. (see screenshot below)

*note If tablet mode is turned on, Toolbars will not be available in the taskbar context menu.



2. Navigate to and select the location (ex: Libraries) you want to add as a toolbar, and click/tap on Select Folder. (see screenshot below)



3. The selected location (ex: Libraries) will now be added as a toolbar on your taskbar. (see screenshot below)



4. If you like, you can unlock the taskbar, drag this toolbar to how you want it, then lock the taskbar (if wanted) when finished.

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

 

Windows 10 pin to taskbar or start menu option missing

Alternative way is "add new toolbar".

First Unlock the taskbar.

Right click Taskbar, click Toolbars-> New Toolbars

Select a folder where you place all the 'denied' shortcut.

After some tweak your new toolbar will show icons like other pinned Apps.

but it won't work like pinned item in Taskbar

Source: Add or Remove Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 10

I don't understand why they(MS) can't make pinning regular App work. When I migrate from Window7 they kept all the pinned Apps, but when I try same App on fresh system it don't show the option. It's not like the Taskbar doesn't work
with those unpinnable Apps.

 

Hello Richard, *Smile

I see the same thing with the Desktop toolbar. I suppose Microsoft didn't update it since the Control Panel is eventually going to be phased out for Settings.

 

Well ok then, thank you for the reply and as always your excellent forum.

 

It wouldn't hurt to send feedback to Microsoft about it to hopefully get it fixed.

Send Feedback to Microsoft in Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

 

I have that empty one on my main PC with a GTX 1080, I see you have a GTX 1070 and Shawn has a GTX 760.



My ASUS laptop has integrated intel graphics, and does not have that empty file above admin tools, so maybe it's a NVIDIA thing, and not Microsoft.

 

From my laptop

 

Thanks Cliff, nice to know it is not only me.

 

No problem, it might just be a symbolic link for NVIDIA control panel, that actually should be hidden, and isn't(because it can be accessed from Ncpl itself.

 

I'm thinking that dead shortcut is a defunct link to Action Center as it no longer exists but the code is still lingering somewhere in the system.

 

Just odd my laptop doesn't have it, that's why my hypothesis above, but if you don't have NVIDIA, well then the hypothesis is wrong.

 

I just checked my insider VM, and the blank file is there.
And a VM, being a OS version of a hardware/bare metal parasite(and if setup a parasitic symbiont), it doesn't have or need anything from NVIDIA to use my card, sooooooo...
the puzzle goes on*Sad