Windows 10: Cannot create pinned site shortcut from address bar

This inability to pin a url to the desktop started 4 days ago. What I have done so far.
Ran sfc/scannow 4 times, scanned with Norton Security and Malwarebytes and
searched in vain on the web. I called Microsoft and they did a remote connection
and Would not research the problem because it works in IE and would not persue the issue
further in Firefox and Chrome. BTW the tech had never encounterd this problem.
Has anyone ever experienced this issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Change taskbar icon?

You can change the icons for Pinned taskbar shortcuts from this folder:

%Appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

(Type that in Explorer address bar, or Run dialog.)

For Windows installer shortcuts the target can't be changed. In that case, you need to delete the existing shortcut and create a new shortcut for that program manually, and then Pin it to Taskbar.

 

delete address bar history

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Please do not ask this again as a new question.

You cannot completely "turn off" the Address Bar drop-down list.

This is the best you can do.

1. Internet Options> Content> AutoComplete> Settings, uncheck Address Bar

2. Access websites from File> Open or Ctrl+o. Don't type URLs into the Address Bar

3. Create an InPrivate shortcut to IE and always use that shortcut to open IE.

Create the shortcut to IE and use this as the Target...

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -private

4. Internet Options> Browsing History> check Delete browsing history on exit. Go to Settings and verify that History is checked and Preserve favorites website data is unchecked.

Don

 

Try right clicking desktop choose NEW>shortcut>copy & paste address in, then your default browser will open to it.

 

Hi Cliff,
Thank you for posting. I am aware of this method but there is a problem somewhere in the OS. I have checked Group Policy and
Local Security and all is well there.