Windows 10: Backup and Restore Taskbar Toolbars in Windows 10

How to: Backup and Restore Taskbar Toolbars in Windows 10

How to Backup and Restore Taskbar Toolbars 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 back up and restore all of your taskbar toolbars in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Back Up all Taskbar Toolbars
• Option Two: To Restore Taskbar Toolbars

OPTION ONE [/i] To Back Up all Taskbar Toolbars

*note The taskbar toolbars you add for your account are saved in the registry key location below.

The downloadable .bat file below will export this Desktop key to a My_Taskbar-Toolbars_Backup.reg file on your desktop as a backup.

*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below.
Backup_Taskbar_Toolbars.bat

Download
2. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

3. Unblock the .bat file.

4. Run the .bat file.

5. You will now notice a command prompt quickly open and close.

6. You will now have a My_Taskbar-Toolbars_Backup.reg file on your desktop. This is the back up of all your current taskbar toolbars. Keep it saved in a safe location.




OPTION TWO [/i] To Restore Taskbar Toolbars

*note You can restore a backup of taskbar toolbars to any user account or computer.
1. Click/tap on the My_Taskbar-Toolbars_Backup.reg file created from Option One above.

2. When prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

3. Restart explorer to apply.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Add Toolbars on the Taskbar in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Rearranging Toolbars on Taskbar in Windows
• How to Remove Toolbars on the Taskbar in Windows 10
• How to Reset and Clear Taskbar Toolbars in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 10
• How to Backup and Restore Pinned Apps on Taskbar in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Control Panel All Tasks Toolbar in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Adding and Removing Toolbars on Taskbar in Windows
• How to Enable or Disable Toolbars on Taskbar in Windows

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Reset and Clear Taskbar Toolbars in Windows 10


Peter,

If you like, you could create a backup of your toolbars once you have them set how you wanted after resetting. This way you will easily be able to restore the backup as need if you should want to reset them again in the future.

*Arrow Backup and Restore Taskbar Toolbars in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials

 

Toolbars missing from Taskbar in Windows 10 v1803

My original thread on May 17 2018 is locked.

Toolbars missing from Taskbar in Windows 10 v1803



However here is a solution:

Remove the Language Toolbar from the Taskbar by unticking (unchecking) it in the list of Toolbars. It will then float and will not show up in your Toolbars list or on the Taskbar.

Logoffs, Restarts and full Shutdown/Poweroff/Startup will all retain the Toolbars as set.

Hope this helps someone.

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installing windows 10 backup and restore later

1. Backup Vista
2. Upgrade Vista->Windows 7 -> Windows 10. Get activated.
3. Backup Windows 10.
4. Clean Install Windows 10. Make sure still activated
5. Backup a fresh copy of Windows 10
6. Restore

To perform step 4 i will need to have downloaded an iso and create a dvd or usb to boot from.....so will not this ISO be ok and the one you mention ?

 

Taskbar toolbar "Desktop" opens behind Taskbar

Hello,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

• 
  What are you exactly referring to when you say “Taskbar-toolbar "Desktop" added to the Taskbar”?
  

For testing, I suggest you to create a new user account and check the status of this issue.

Create a user account

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-user-account#create-user-account=windows-10

Reply us back with the results. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Toolbars on taskbar showing bits of folders

I find that the easiest way to avoid that is to adjust the widths you have allowed for each Taskbar Toolbar name using this procedure -

1 Right-click on any spare Taskbar area and click on lock the taskbar to deselect it [to unlock it]
2 Right-click on the name of each Toolbar & untick both Show text & Show title
3 For each Toolbar, drag its pair of double ¦¦ thingies as close together as they will go
4 Right-click on a bit of spare space where the toolbar name would be if it was showing [it is a bit awkward but you can find a spare space in that area, try low down just to the left of the >> symbol], select Show title
5 Right-click on any spare Taskbar area and click on lock the taskbar to select it [to lock it]

The Taskbar Toolbars should now show their names completely but none of their contents.



The TenForumsTutorials about Taskbar Toolbars are

[table][tr][td]Taskbar Toolbars - Reset and Clear in Windows 10 [/td] [/tr] [/table]


Denis