Works with:- Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
The Taskbar is another convenient spot to house shortcuts to commonly used desktop programs, folders, and even files, so that they’re easily accessible. You can add icons from the Start screen and the All Apps screen. Let’s look at that option first.
Open the Start screen or All Apps screen. Right-click on a desktop application. From the apps bar, click on the setting to Pin to Taskbar. Done. Likewise, you can add icons from your desktop to the Taskbar. To do that, right-click on a desktop shortcut. From the popup menu, select the command to Pin to Taskbar.
Okay, so how about adding folders and even files to the Taskbar? That’s a bit trickier, but it's still doable. Open File Explorer and right-click on the folder that you wish to appear on the Taskbar, such as Documents or Pictures. Drag the folder to the desktop, then release the mouse. From the popup menu, choose the third option, to "Create shortcuts here." Right-click on the new folder shortcut, and from the popup menu, choose Properties. In the target field of the Properties window, type explorer in front of the path to the folder, and click OK. Drag the folder shortcut to the taskbar with your left mouse button, then release your mouse when you see the Pin to Taskbar command. The folder now has a new life as a shortcut on your Taskbar.
To add a shortcut to a file to the Taskbar, pick the file you wish to pin from File Explorer and repeat the exact same steps as above. When done, clicking on your new Taskbar shortcut opens the file in its associated program.
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