I've looked in
%AppData%MicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick LaunchUser PinnedTaskBar
as recommended by this answer for Windows 7, but I don't see a 'User Pinned' folder.Mar 20, 2019 Step 1: Open the website you want to pin to your taskbar in Google Chrome. Step 2: Click the three-dotted menu in the top right-hand corner. Step 3: Click More Tools.
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If you pin a program, it should be in that location.
Have you tried copying and pasting the path in Windows Explorer? It should take you there.
Anyway, you can use a program like Everything Search Engine to find the path where your pinned programs are stored in your PC.
Diego MuñozDiego Muñoz
I just went to
and the User Pinned folder was there but hidden. To see it, make sure hidden files are being shown.
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Tom_MTom_M
Windows 10 TaskBar folder is located at C:UsersUsernameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick LaunchUser PinnedTaskBar
KenKen
My two cents:
User Pinned
is normally a folder with the hidden attribute set on, unhide hidden files&folders (maybe also system protected) on Explorer - View - Options ... or just type that path directly on the address.- Some ICONs of the TaskBar are not located on:
%AppData%MicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick LaunchUser PinnedTaskBar
Just to see some are not there, try to find theese: Edge, Calc, Photos, Paint 3D
I am getting mad to know where on the hell are they stored.
Easy steps to reproduce (they are not stored there):
- Unlink any CALC you can have to not get confused
- Run CALC.EXE
- Tell Windows you want it to stay on task bar (Pinned)
- Go to that path and it is not there
The same happens for all the rest i mention: Edge, Photos, Paint 3D; and maybe some more.
For example:
- When running
Edge
, the launch command (seen byProcessExplorer
) is like:'C:WindowsSystemAppsMicrosoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbweMicrosoftEdge.exe' -ServerName:MicrosoftEdge.AppXdnhjhccw3zf0j06tkg3jtqr00qdm0khc.mca
- When running
Photos
, the launch command (seen byProcessExplorer
) is like:'C:Program FilesWindowsAppsMicrosoft.Windows.Photos_2017.18062.13720.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbweMicrosoft.Photos.exe' -ServerName:App.AppXzst44mncqdg84v7sv6p7yznqwssy6f7f.mca
- When running
Paint 3D
, the launch command (seen byProcessExplorer
) is like:'C:Program FilesWindowsAppsMicrosoft.MSPaint_2.1707.1017.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwePaintStudio.View.exe' -ServerName:Microsoft.MSPaint.AppX437q68k2qc2asvaagas2prv9tjej6ja9.mca
But if you try to run that two commands they both fail, it is like they are not DeskTop APPs, like if they where Windows Metro APPs, or say in another way Windows Shop Applications.
But, why it also happens with 'Calc' (shortcut on TaskBar not stored on that path), its path is:
%SystemRoot%System32calc.exe
; and you can create a ShortCut to it where ever you want; but for thoose other (Windows Shop / Windows Metro) apps you can not create a working shortcut.So there are two main problems:
- How to create that shortcuts
- Where does also Windows stores some of the Shortcuts for the TaskBar
P.D.: Using Windows 10 Home 64 Bits.
ADDED:
I found a way to create such ShortCuts to Windows Special APPS..., it is based on opening a special Explorer Window with a lot of APPs shortcuts, then Drag&Drop with mouse to create shortcut where ever you want.*
Steps:
- Open explorer and on the address textbox type:
%windir%explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
- A new windows will open with all such APPs, like Paint 3D, Photos, Edge etc.
- Locate the one you want and create a ShortCut to it where ever you want.
Note: Instead of
%windir%explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
, you can do shell:AppsFolder
in the Run Box.Community♦
LauraLaura
It's actually the following location:%AppData%MicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick LaunchUser PinnedTaskBar
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