This is how to put to pin a shortcut to your taskbar in Windows 10 Home: Windows 10 Home doesnt allow you pin folders to the taskbar out of the box. Microsoft did add the ability to pin folders to the taskbar in the first preview build of Windows 10, but sadly, the feature is not part of the final build of Windows 10. Even though one can access frequently used files and folders by right-clicking on the Explorer or file explorer icon in the taskbar, Windows 10 doesnt let users pin folders to the taskbar out of the box. How To Add Folders To Taskbar In Windows 10 HomeThe good thing is that its possible to pin folders to the Windows 10 taskbar without the help of third-party utilities. For instance, you can pin Downloads, Pictures, Videos and any other folder that you access very often can be pinned to the taskbar. The other advantage of this method is that you can open these pinned folders with keyboard shortcuts (Windows key + 1-9). Follow the directions given below to pin a folder to taskbar in Windows 10 Home. Step 1: Right-click on the folder that you would like to pin to the taskbar, click Send to and then click Desktop (create shortcut) to create a shortcut of the folder on the desktop.  Step 2: Once the folder shortcut is on the desktop, right-click on the shortcut of the folder and then click Properties to open the same. Step 3: Under the Shortcut tab, in the Target filed (see video above), you need to add the word Explorer just before the actual target. Make sure there is a space between Explorer and the actual entry as shown in the videoabove. Bonus:For Internet shortcuts, you can try using (without the quotation marks) cmd /c start {the URL you want to open} instead of the word Explorer. For example, if the actual target is C:\Media-Moon.com\blog you need to make it Explorer C:\Media-Moon.com\blog. Once youve changed the target, click the Apply button. Step 4: Now, youll be able to right-click on the shortcut and select Pin to taskbar to pin to the taskbar. When you pin the shortcut to the taskbar, notice that the File Explorer icon will appear instead of the actual folder icon. Optional tweak: If you wish to change the folder icon of the shortcut, right-click on the shortcut on the desktop, click Properties, under Shortcut tab, click Change icon button, select an icon, click OK, and then click Apply button. Finally, pin it to the taskbar. One would think that this would be easier than it actually is, but apparently not. I hope this helps! |
