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May 16, 2009

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Pin Control Panel to Windows 7 TaskBar Hack

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When user right clicks on Control Panel in Start Menu, there is not “Pin To Taskbar” right click contextual menu item available that allows user to pin the Control Panel to Windows 7 Taskbar. Drag and drop the Control Panel shortcut to Taskbar on Windows 7 to pin Control Panel folder on Taskbar does not work either.

However, Control Panel of Windows 7 can be pinned to Taskbar easily. It’s possible to use the hack to pin any folder to Windows 7 Taskbar for Control Panel. However, there is easier hack. Follow the trick below on how to pin the Control Panel to Windows 7 Taskbar easily.

1. Launch Control Panel (meaning: open Control Panel folder).
2. A Control Panel button should be displayed on the Windows 7 Taskbar. Right click on the Control Panel icon on the Task Bar, and then select Pin this program to taskbar option.

   

3. Close Control Panel.
4. A Control Panel button is now pinned on Taskbar.

   

Tip: To unpin Control Panel from Taskbar, just right click on it and select “Unpin this program from taskbar”.

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6 Comments

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  Paul April 14, 2011 at 3:08 am

  Awesome, and done, easy enough.

  I have been trying to accomplish this for hours.

  I tried several more complicated methods, they wanted you to create icons, script files, do a little hocus pocus with user files etc…

  But I couldn't get that to work.

  The above method was so simple/obvious.

  Thanks

  Reply
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  sexytime April 4, 2011 at 11:23 am

  Nice article, but its not "hack" if its built into Windows.

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• 
  Skalman March 28, 2011 at 8:28 am

  Thanks.

  Works nice.

  Reply
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  Tom January 15, 2011 at 3:56 pm

  Hack? Right.

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  David January 31, 2010 at 10:24 am

  I love you guys

  I have tried for hours to figure out how to get the new Windows Task Bar to show the Control Panel. In 3 steps you had the answer diagrammed beutifully.

  Thank you, thank you, thank you

  Reply