Where is the ordering of taskbar shortcuts stored?

Question

In Windows, where is the "ordering" of the taskbar program shortcut icons stored?

I'm trying to rearrange them without directly click-and-dragging them into a respective arrangement. Behind the scenes, all I can find is the folder where these shortcuts are stored.

Answer 1

The shortcuts themselves can be found in the following folders:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

Their order is stored in the following REG_BINARY value:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband\Favorites

I don't think it's going to be easy to edit the ordering directly. What you can do is enumerate all the pinned shortcuts and unpin them, then pin what you want in the required order.