How To Pin Any Files/Folders To Windows 7 Taskbar

How To Pin Any Files/Folders To Windows 7 Taskbar

1. Open a notepad. Go to File -> Save As. ...
2. Drag the Show Desktop.exe file to the taskbar. This will automatically pin it to the taskbar.
3. Right click on the pinned icon. Right click on its name and select Properties.
4. Change the target path to the file/folder that you want to pin. ...
5. Click Ok.

1. Can I pin a file to the taskbar?
2. How do I put the Documents folder in the taskbar?
3. How do you pin a folder or drive shortcut to the taskbar?
4. How do I pin a file to quick access?
5. How do I pin a file explorer to start?
6. How do I pin a file to the taskbar in Windows 10?
7. How do I pin a file to my desktop?
8. How do I pin a PDF to my taskbar?
9. Why can't I pin some programs to the taskbar?

Can I pin a file to the taskbar?

Pro tip: You can pin a document to an application shortcut on the Taskbar by clicking and dragging the file to the program icon that's already pinned to the taskbar. ... Click the Start button, right-click the program you'd like to pin, select More > Pin to start.

How do I put the Documents folder in the taskbar?

Click the Windows Explorer icon on the taskbar. You can also use Start→Documents, say, to open your Documents library. Navigate to the file or folder you want to pin. Drag the folder or document (or shortcut) to the taskbar.

How do you pin a folder or drive shortcut to the taskbar?

Right-click on the file and select “Pin to taskbar” from the popup menu. The file's icon is added to the Taskbar. Now, we'll add the persistent drive letter you assigned to your external drive to the properties of the icon.

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 file explorer to start?

How to Pin Windows 10 File Explorer searches to the Start Menu

1. Open the File Explorer by right-clicking the Start Menu and selecting it.
2. Navigate to your Users folder.
3. Click the appropriate User folder.
4. Select Searches.
5. Right click the appropriate saved search and select Pin to Start.

How do I pin a file to the taskbar in Windows 10?

Pin Any File To Taskbar in Windows 10

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Enable the Show file extensions option in File Explorer.
3. Go to the folder which contains the file you want to pin to the taskbar.
4. Rename the target file (select the file and press F2) and change its extension from, let's say ". ...
5. Right-click the renamed file and select "Pin to taskbar".

How do I pin a file to my desktop?

To add shortcuts to the desktop

1. Press and hold (or right-click) the desktop, then select New > Shortcut.
2. Enter the location of the item or select Browse to find the item in File Explorer.

How do I pin a PDF to my taskbar?

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."

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.