Windows 10: Cannot pin to Taskbar

Discus and support Cannot pin to Taskbar in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have a brand new HP Pavilion laptop. Why is there no Pin to Taskbar? When I bought my new PC I believed I would have all my usual functions plus up... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by pansy57, Aug 24, 2018.

  1. pansy57 Win User

    Cannot pin to Taskbar


    I have a brand new HP Pavilion laptop. Why is there no Pin to Taskbar? When I bought my new PC I believed I would have all my usual functions plus up to date facilities of a new machine.


    I my pc faulty or is it Microsoft being mean for the sake of it?

    :)
     
    pansy57, Aug 24, 2018
    #1

  2. Pinning "Settings" to the Taskbar

    I've tried both suggestions. But thanks to your(?) earlier post, I do have an icon pinned to the taskbar for settings.

    Both were my posts Cannot pin to Taskbar :) In fact, at first I forgot to post the usual steps to pin Settings to taskbar, and rather complicated (which I thought) by suggesting you create a shortcut. Hence the 2nd post. Anyway, glad the shortcut method helped.
     
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Aug 24, 2018
    #2
  3. kreed66 Win User
    windows 10 home missing pin to taskbar for installed applications

    I added a third step to the first suggestion, which worked for me:

    1. Choose start> All apps,

    2. Scroll to the application you want to pin, right click and then click
    Pin to taskbar.

    3. When the desired icon tile appears in the desktop box, left click on it and drag it into the task bar.
     
    kreed66, Aug 24, 2018
    #3
  4. Yolvi Ell Win User

    Cannot pin to Taskbar

    Pin Microsoft Edge to Taskbar

    Hi,

    It's possible that you're not able to pin Edge to the taskbar due to some corrupted system files. We'd like to learn more about your concern so that we could provide the proper resolution. We just have a few questions for you:

    • Which build version of Windows 10 is currently on your computer? To check, click
      Start, type winver, and press Enter.
    • Does this only happen to Edge? Have you tried pinning other apps to the taskbar?
    • What are all of the troubleshooting steps that you've done? Please list all of them so that we could move on to the next steps.
     
    Yolvi Ell, Aug 24, 2018
    #4
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