I spent last night looking for a way to pin a specific file in Windows 7 to the taskbar, so that I could open my to do list/scribble pad with a Win+key shortcut. While I only used it to open a ...

The Windows operating system allows you to pin most software or apps directly to the taskbar for quick access when you’re on the desktop. This, however, does not hold true for Windows Update. While it ...

The built-in feature in the Edge browser to pin a webpage to the Windows 11/10 taskbar or Start menu works similarly as seen in Google Chrome. However, there, you create a shortcut to pin the website ...

It may be a surprise to some to learn that the Windows Start menu isn’t just a static thing. In fact, you can customize it ...

Everyone digs the way you can pin stuff to the taskbar in Windows 7. It lets you open your most common programs without ever messing around in the Start menu, keeping everything right at your ...

Pinning the Google Chrome icon to your desktop taskbar will help you launch this browser quickly. Windows 8 includes an option to pin application icons and keep them visible on the taskbar even when ...

Web apps are an essential part of most people’s workflow, whether it’s writing an email in Gmail or editing a spreadsheet in Excel Online. It’s handy to have all your stuff in the cloud, for sure, but ...

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If you use Facebook frequently, it is most likely your first stop on the Web. Microsoft's Windows 7 enables you to pin an Internet Explorer icon that points directly to Facebook to your taskbar. Once ...

Edge has Start menu pinning built in, but that doesn't mean you can't do the same thing from Chrome or Firefox. Sarah is a freelance writer and CNET How To blogger. Her main focus is Windows, but she ...