How to Pin a Program to the Windows 10 Taskbar

Click the Start button., Locate the program you want to pin., Right-click (or press and hold) the program you want., Choose “Pin to taskbar” from the context menu.

4 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Click the Start button.

    It is located at the bottom of the left side of your Desktop.

    Click it to open the Start menu. , If the program you want is not on the Most Used list or the Recently Added list, click or tap “All apps” at the bottom of the left pane of the Start menu.

    When you click “All apps,” a directory tree appears with an alphabetical list of all available programs or program folders. , When you right-click on a program, a context menu appears beside the program which gives five options: “Pin to Start” (or “Unpin from Start” if the app is already set up as a tile), “Pin to taskbar,” “Uninstall,” “Run as Administrator,” and “Open file location.” , The icon on the program will then appear in the Taskbar.

    You can now launch the program quickly by clicking/tapping the pinned icon on the Taskbar.
  2. Step 2: Locate the program you want to pin.

  3. Step 3: Right-click (or press and hold) the program you want.

  4. Step 4: Choose “Pin to taskbar” from the context menu.

Detailed Guide

It is located at the bottom of the left side of your Desktop.

Click it to open the Start menu. , If the program you want is not on the Most Used list or the Recently Added list, click or tap “All apps” at the bottom of the left pane of the Start menu.

When you click “All apps,” a directory tree appears with an alphabetical list of all available programs or program folders. , When you right-click on a program, a context menu appears beside the program which gives five options: “Pin to Start” (or “Unpin from Start” if the app is already set up as a tile), “Pin to taskbar,” “Uninstall,” “Run as Administrator,” and “Open file location.” , The icon on the program will then appear in the Taskbar.

You can now launch the program quickly by clicking/tapping the pinned icon on the Taskbar.

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