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Where, in the Windows 7 file system, are the taskbar shortcuts stored (per user)?
Jake McGraw
Posted 2009-10-21T20:44:33.123
Reputation: 1 419
Where are the shortcuts for the Windows 7 Taskbar stored on disk?
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Taskbar shortcuts are located in: %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar.
You can also add the "Quick Launch" folder to your task bar as a toolbar to re-enable the quick launch feature.
Joe Internet
Posted 2009-10-21T20:44:33.123
Reputation: 5 145
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Hit the Windows key and paste
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar
to find the pinned taskbar items, or simply
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\
to see the folders for those and the start menu items.
If you're having trouble getting Windows to remember pinned items you may need to remove the Favorites registry key at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband\.
isherwood
Posted 2009-10-21T20:44:33.123
Reputation: 645
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If you don't like Quick Launch, you can create your own with "New toolbar", which can be anywhere; it's a folder. The toolbar name is the folder name.
I put it under the hidden folder C:\ProgramData so it will be easily accessible to all users. But it can go wherever you like.
user1347717
Posted 2009-10-21T20:44:33.123
Reputation: 21
How do you get to "new toolbar"? – ragerdl – 2017-08-07T14:46:30.170
1@ragerdl, right click the task bar and open the 'toolbars' sub menu. – daveloyall – 2017-09-14T23:13:09.550
where this setting is stored? I need to find it to check why windows keep forgetting my new toolbar – Dreaded semicolon – 2017-12-16T05:24:44.363
Hint: sometimes you place links to apps here and they do not appear on your taskbar. This is probably because your app is on a network drive. Only local apps are working. – Business Tomcat – 2019-02-08T09:46:11.950
More specifically, look under: AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar – James Dunn – 2019-09-05T21:34:32.553
19Yes. Can anyone explain why they're in an "Internet Explorer" folder? – outsideblasts – 2009-10-22T16:01:56.413