Cannot Pin To Taskbar
I just need a little help. I can't seem to pin some of my apps in taskbar. Like example i want to pin the autocad and other school relative apps and it wont but in some apps like google chrome and skype pin to taskbar is working. What should i do? The problem is that I can't pin anything to the taskbar. When i try to drag a program to the taskbar it even says 'pin to taskbar', but when i drop it nothing happens. When i try to pin shortcuts i get a red stop sign.
In Windows 10, you can pin any folder to the taskbar. This will allow you to open that folder with one click. You need to simply follow these steps written below.RECOMMENDED:By default, Windows 10 does not allow the user to pin folders to the taskbar. However, there is a trick which can help you to bypass this limitation.The idea behind the trick to pin folders to the taskbar is simple - since you can already pin executable files to the taskbar, you can make a shortcut to the folder you want to pin and replace its target path with the explorer.exe file. If you add the folder path as an argument for the explorer.exe app, that folder will be opened automatically from your shortcut.To pin any folder to the taskbar in Windows 10, do the following.
Cannot Pin To Taskbar In Windows 10
Right click the empty space on your Desktop. Select New - Shortcut in the context menu (see the screenshot). In the shortcut target box, type 'explorer.exe ' without quotes and add the path to your folder you want to pin to the taskbar.
See the screenshot below.Note: if the folder path contains spaces, enclose it in quotes as follows:explorer.exe 'c:some pathsome folder'. Name your shortcut as you wish.
You can use any name. Right click the shortcut you created and open its properties. Change the shortcut icon to some nice icon from the C:windowssystem32imageres.dll file. Now, right click the shortcut you created and select 'Pin to taskbar' in the context menu.
See the following screenshot:. The folder will be pinned to the taskbar. Now you can delete the shortcut you created from the Deskop. It is not required any more.You are done.
The folder will be pinned to the taskbar. Using this method, you can pin any folder you want to the taskbar or even a drive.Now see:RECOMMENDED:You are here: » » How to Pin Any Folder to Taskbar in Windows 10.
Even if it’s a minimal amount of time, it gets wasted every day. So, why can’t we make some arrangements to open websites with just a single click? It can be done by pinning websites to the taskbar and make them accessible from almost any screen on the computer where the taskbar is present in Windows.All the modern web browsers including Edge, Chrome, Firefox ship with options such as Pin to the taskbar or Add to desktop. Using these options brings the web pages as a shortcut on the desktop or Windows taskbar.
Microsoft Edge: Pin a website to the taskbarWhether you use Edge or not, Microsoft’s web browser seems to be the most convenient when pinning websites to the taskbar. It also allows users to add a website to the Start Menu. Open your favorite website on Microsoft Edge. Now, click the Settings button in the top-right corner of the web browser.
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Click Pin this page to the taskbar or Pin this to Start as per your requirement.Now, you can browse the website without opening Edge first by clicking the shortcut in the taskbar or the Start. Google Chrome: Add a website to desktopGoogle Chrome also includes a similar feature that can put your favorite website as a shortcut on your desktop.
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Follow the steps:. Open your favorite website in Google Chrome. Go to Settings More options Add to desktop.
In the pop-up box that appears, you can change the name. Don’t forget to untick the checkbox that says “Open as window”.If you tick that checkbox, the website will open in a headless Chrome window which won’t have the address bar and other options.Now, the Add to desktop puts a website as a shortcut on your desktop. You can drag the shortcut to the taskbar to pin the website and make it accessible on every screen where the taskbar is available. Mozilla Firefox: Pin a website to the taskbarFor Firefox, the method to pin a website to the taskbar in Windows 10 is not as simple as we do it in Google Chrome.If you want to add a website to the desktop, you simply visit the website in Firefox. Click and drag the green padlock in the address bar to an empty area on the desktop to create a shortcut. But you can’t pin a website to the taskbar by dragging that shortcut.
To do so, follow the steps. “C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe” -url.
Now, add the URL of the desired website after this. Make sure there is a single space between “-url” and the website name.For example, “C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe” -url Click Next to continue. Change the name if you like. Click Finish.The shortcut to the website will be added to your desktop. You can drag this shortcut and pin the website to the taskbar on your Windows 10 PC. The only that would confuse you is that the website pinned to the taskbar has same firefox icon. You can change the same in the shortcut’s properties.So, this was how you can pin a website to the taskbar in Windows 10 and older versions with different browsers.
Similar options might exist on other web browsers. So, try them if you’re using a web browser other than Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. I am running Windows 10, but it would work in previous Windows versions as well.