Windows 10: Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar

Discus and support Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I'm using MS Office and find some Desktop shortcuts will not pin to the Taskbar. My Desktop shortcut to Outlook pins just fine but, shortcuts to FILES... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by donwb, Feb 28, 2015.

  1. donwb Win User

    Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar


    I'm using MS Office and find some Desktop shortcuts will not pin to the Taskbar.
    My Desktop shortcut to Outlook pins just fine but, shortcuts to FILES will not pin or drag'
    For example, I have a Desktop shortcut to a "something.xls" (Excel) file which, when clicked, opens in Excel.
    But if I right click on it, the context menu does not give a pin to Taskbar option.
    On the other hand, Outlook when right clicked does.

    Help please

    :)
     
    donwb, Feb 28, 2015
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  2. belltown Win User

    How do I add a shortcut to the Taskbar on Windows 10

    On the Desktop, I created a shortcut to my network connections using right-click>New>Shortcut and entering
    control netconnections in the item location box. Now I have the shortcut on the desktop and it works as it should. However, I have not been able to add it to the Taskbar. It won't let me drag it to the Taskbar, and there's no right-click option
    to 'Pin to taskbar', only 'Pin to Start'.

    How do I pin my network connections shortcut to the Taskbar?
     
    belltown, Feb 28, 2015
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  3. DaveM121 Win User
    Microsoft Edge

    Try right clicking the Edge shortcut on the start menu, select 'More' and see if 'Pin to Taskbar' is there

    If it is not, follow this method:

    Drag Edge shortcut from Start Menu to the desktop (don't worry this only duplicates the shortcut)

    The right click the shortcut on the desktop and select 'Pin to Taskbar'

    You can then delete the shortcut on the desktop if you wish . . .

    I hope this is the answer you are looking for!
     
    DaveM121, Feb 28, 2015
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar

    Brink, Feb 28, 2015
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  5. WHS
    whs Win User
    See pictures below as additional explanation.


    Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar [​IMG]




    Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar [​IMG]
     
  6. donwb Win User
    Thanks for the reply whs.
    I tried dragging the File's shortcut to Explorer,
    but when I right clicked Explorer, It wasn't there?
     
    donwb, Mar 1, 2015
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  7. donwb Win User
    Hi Shawn

    Yes I'd found this out earlier, but had hoped I could get the actual file's shortcut on the Taskbar, as is possible in Windows 7.
     
    donwb, Mar 1, 2015
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  8. WHS
    whs Win User

    Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar

    If you drag it in Windows 7 to the taskbar, it also ends up in the explorer icon. Same thing here.
     
  9. Edwin New Member
    @ donwb :
    Take that document and file it somewhere in C: not to be moved.
    Go to your desktop and right click, choose 'New'>'Shortcut',
    In the dialog type explorer then a space, then go to that file, press and hold 'Shift' then right click on the file and choose 'Copy as path', then paste that into the shortcut creation dialog and press 'Next'; name it whatever you wish and click finish.
    File explorer icon will be the default but you can change it by right clicking on the shortcut, choose 'Properties'>'Change icon'. (You may have to round up an appropriate icon from the internet and store it in a place not to be moved, (remember it has to be an .ico type (icon file).
    Then you can drag that to the taskbar and delete the desktop shortcut if you wish.


    Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar [​IMG]
     
    Edwin, Mar 1, 2015
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  10. donwb Win User
    Hi Edwin

    Many thanks for your solution to pinning files to the taskbar.
    It worked perfectly.
    Apologies for the delay in replying

    don
     
    donwb, Mar 13, 2015
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  11. BenLev Win User
    HOW could you possible know this? Thank you.
     
    BenLev, Aug 12, 2016
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  12. Soooo i had this problem also on windows 8, BUT i did solve this problem. the program that you wish to pin, simply open the program then alt+tab back to windows, right click on the program and click Pin to task bar.
     
    onlyresonimhere, Sep 5, 2016
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  13. nomisuke Win User

    Can't pin certain desktop shortcuts to taskbar

    First of all, my sincerest apologies for necroing this thread, but I needed to give credit where credit is due. This is my very first post in Windows TenForums and I hope to become a viable member of the community with what limited knowledge I may have.

    I wanted to thank Edwin for his suggestion to tag the shortcut as an explorer file, thus tricking Windows into believing it is part of the explorer executable family. Through this quick and easy fix, I was able to pin a BAT file to my taskbar that was driving me absolutely INSANE. I went so far as attempting to make it into an executable file, but Defender would always flag it as a virus. By using this method and entering the BAT file path after "explorer", I was able to change the icon as well as set it up to execute as administrator, which bybasses all UAC warnings and other popups. Now, when I click the icon on my taskbar, it performs the BAT flawlessly and goes directly to my program, exactly what I was hoping to do from day one.

    Thanks again, Edwin.
     
    nomisuke, Apr 4, 2018
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