How do I rearrange pinned taskbar items?

Question

I just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and I can no longer rearrange items in the "pinned lists" of my taskbar items:

In Windows 7, all I had to do was drag an item to a new location in the list and it would move. Now, in Windows 10, it won't let me drag to rearrange anything.

Is it still possible to rearrange items on the pinned lists?

Answer 1

Unfortunately many folks are confusing pinned task bar items, pinned jump list items off the task bar, and quick access lists in explorer, and thus, giving irrelevant answers.

The original question pertains to pinned jump list items off the task bar. Quick access and jump lists are independent of one another, therefore rearranging quick access items/lists does not affect jump lists, nor vice-versa.

To the OP, there is indeed currently no way to rearrange jump list items without unpinning all and re-pinning in the order you prefer. MS's decision to disable drag-and-drop functionality here is curious. And annoying for many users. I personally don't use the quick access feature (formerly known as favorites), as I dislike the extra steps to open explorer and having another window to close. Jump lists are more efficient to many users' workflow. Removing drag-and-drop functionality diminished their usefulness, IMHO. 'Hoping MS returns this functionality to Win10 in the near future via updates.

Here's an article that is more on point:

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-rearrange-pinned-items-on-the-taskbar-jump-lists-in-windows-10/

Answer 2

This is currently not possible. You can only do this by un-pinning every item and then re-pin them again in the correct order.

Answer 3

I have only been able to figure out how to do this using folders in Explorer. But if you open a folder and go the the left pane, there is a Quick Access shortcut at the top. These are your pinned folders. You can rearrange them in any order you want here.

Still trying to figure out how to do this with files pinned to programs...

Answer 4

No, it is not supported in Windows 10. Even not in winver 1703.

I switched to Toolbars instead of pinning Items to the Taskbar.

1. Right Click on Taskbar
2. Select Toolbars
3. Select Folder

In Toolbars you can Drag&Drop ShortCuts easy as you want. Additional, you can switch easy between different branches by creating the shortcuts with scripting:

set-shortcut.ps1:

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    create-shortcut
.DESCRIPTION
    creates a shortcut to a file
.NOTES
    File Name      : set-shortcut.ps1
    Author         : http://stackoverflow.com/a/9701907 
    Prerequisite   : PowerShell V2    
.LINK
    http://stackoverflow.com/a/9701907 
.EXAMPLE
   set-shortCut "$SourceCodeBasePath\SpecialPath\YourSolution.sln" "$ShortCutDestination\InternalReferences.sln.lnk"  
.EXAMPLE
    set-shortCut "$SourceCodeBasePath\OtherPath\Setup.sln" "$ShortCutDestination\Setup.sln.lnk" 
#>
function set-shortcut
           ( [string]$SourceExe, [string]$DestinationPath )
{ 
   $WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
   $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($DestinationPath)
   $Shortcut.TargetPath = $SourceExe
   $Shortcut.Save()
}

usage in CreateShortCuts.ps1:

#include Commands
. "$PSScriptRoot\set-shortcut.ps1"
. "$PSScriptRoot\set-shortcut-extended.ps1"
$ShortCutDestination = "C:\Toolbars\MyNewToolbarFolder"
$SourceCodeBasePath = "G:\x\Main2017"


#Create Shortcuts for Toolbar
set-shortCut "$SourceCodeBasePath\SomeSpecialPath\YourSolution.sln" "$ShortCutDestination\0.1YourSolution.sln.lnk"
set-shortCut "$SourceCodeBasePath\OtherSpecialPath\NextSolution.sln" "$ShortCutDestination\0.2NextSolution.sln.lnk"

...

After this, you can drag and Drop Files, Folder and Shortcuts in you Toolbar and you will also see the associated Icons:

Also you can rearrange the icons with drag&drop.

Answer 5

I found I was able to do it as with Windows 7 through 8.1. Drag it as usual but don't expect a visual indication that it is moving. When you release the mouse button it will indeed appear in the new location. If you do it slowly (as I had been because I was expecting that visual clue) you'll get a menu instead. Just quickly drag and drop.

Answer 6

Drag and Drop works, if you don't move the mouse off of the task bar while doing it.