3 Ways To Pin Folders To Taskbar In Windows 8.1

Step 1: Right-click on the desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut to open Create Shortcut wizard. Step 2: Click the Browse button next to the Type the location of the item to browse to the folder that you would like to pin to the taskbar. Select the folder and click OK button. Don't click the Next button.

1. How do I pin a specific folder to the taskbar?
2. How do I pin a file to the taskbar?
3. How do I pin a search to the taskbar in Windows 8?
4. How do I pin a file explorer to the taskbar?
5. How do I pin a file to quick access?
6. How do I pin a folder to start?
7. How do I pin a document?
8. Why can't I pin some programs to the taskbar?
9. How do I pin a file in Windows?
10. What is the shortcut key for search in Windows 8?
11. How do I pin a program to my desktop in Windows 8?
12. How do I open the search bar on Windows 8?

How do I pin a specific folder to the taskbar?

On the “Shortcut” tab of the properties window, click the “Change Icon” button. Choose an icon from the list—or click “Browse” to locate your own icon file—and then click “OK.” Drag the shortcut to the taskbar to pin it and you'll have a pinned shortcut with your new icon.

How do I pin a file to the taskbar?

Click the Start button, right-click the program you'd like to pin, select More > Pin to start.
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Pinning Documents to clean up your Desktop

1. Click and drag the application to the taskbar.
2. A prompt will appear that says "Pin to Taskbar" confirming the action.
3. Release the icon in the taskbar to leave it pinned there.

How do I pin a search to the taskbar in Windows 8?

Simply double-click the shortcut to open a Windows Explorer window ready for your search term, as shown at the beginning of this article. You can also right-click on the shortcut and pin it to the Taskbar or pin it to the Start screen.

How do I pin a file explorer to the taskbar?

To Pin (add) File Explorer to the Taskbar

1. Open the Start menu ( ).
2. Expand open the Windows System folder in the All apps list. ( see screenshot below)
3. Right click or press and hold on File Explorer, click/tap on More, and click/tap on Pin to taskbar.

How do I pin a file to quick access?

You can set a folder to show up in Quick access so it'll be easy to find. Just right-click it and select Pin to Quick access.

How do I pin a folder to start?

To pin a folder to the Start menu, first locate that folder in the File Explorer app. Right-click — or long-press — the folder and select “Pin to Start”. You can also right-click a drive — like your C: or D: drives — and select “Pin to Start' to pin a drive to your Start menu.

How do I pin a document?

Pin a file to the top of your list

1. Tap File > Open > Recent.
2. In the list of files on the right, tap the More icon. next to the file you'd like to pin.
3. Select Pin. Now the file will be in the Pinned section at the top of the screen and will be easy to get to.

Why can't I pin some programs to the taskbar?

Certain files can't be Pinned to the Taskbar or Start menu because the programmer of that particular software has set some exclusions. For example a host application like rundll32.exe can't be pinned and there is no point Pinning it. See the MSDN documentation here.

How do I pin a file in Windows?

How to pin files to the Windows taskbar

1. Open the File Explorer (the window that allows you to view where your files are saved.) ...
2. Right-click on the document you want to pin to the taskbar. ...
3. Change the . ...
4. Right-click on the document, now a .exe file, and click "Pin to taskbar."

What is the shortcut key for search in Windows 8?

How do I pin a program to my desktop in Windows 8?

Pin a Program from Windows 8 Start Screen to Desktop Taskbar

1. At the same time a menu bar comes up at the bottom of the screen. Click Pin to Taskbar.
2. Now click the Desktop icon or hit the Windows key on your keyboard. ...
3. One annoyance about this is you can't select multiple icons at once and pin them.

How do I open the search bar on Windows 8?

Windows 8 Desktop Search

1. From the desktop, right click on the taskbar and click Properties.
2. Go to the Navigation tab inside the Taskbar and Navigation properties window.
3. Check the box next to “Search everywhere instead of just my apps when I search from the Apps view”
4. Click Apply, then OK to close the window.