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Not sure at all that I am in the right forum, so apologies for that. I was able to make apps of both Google Calendar and Contacts. Somehow though they are pinned to the taskbar and I can’t seem to get them “free” in order to same them if need be.
How do I copy them to, say, the desktop so that I can then save them?
I got it…right-click, send to desktop, voila.
Chuck Billow
How do I copy them to, say, the desktop so that I can then save them?
Not sure if this works for Windows 11 (works for Windows 10), but worth a try.
Open a Run box (WinKey + R)
Enter shell:User Pinned\Taskbar and press the Enter key.
This should open the folder that stores all your shortcuts on your Taskbar.
You can easily copy this folder and all of its shortcuts if you desire a backup.
HTH, Dana:))
I notice that the copilot icon is missing from that location. Can one add or subtract from that folder with good results?
I notice that the copilot icon is missing from that location. Can one add or subtract from that folder with good results?
No. The User Pinned\Taskbar folder hold copies of the shortcuts that the user pinned to the Taskbar. The control of which icons are on the Taskbar lies with the original shortcut that the “Pin to Taskbar” action was taken on. Adding or deleting shortcuts in the folder will not apply to the shortcuts on the Taskbar.
This folder displays only those shortcuts that the user pinned to the Taskbar. Shortcuts added to the Taskbar by Microsoft will not display in this User Pinned\Taskbar folder. I guess you didn’t Pin the Copilot shortcut to the Taskbar, so Microsoft did and thus not a User’s pinned action.
HTH, Dana:))
Ok so why are they there at all?
For backup.
You can’t add a shortcut to the folder so it will add to the taskbar, but you can replace a shortcut that was already been added to the folder by another shortcut to that same app/file.
Also:
If you delete the shortcut that was used to pin the shortcut to the Taskbar (like a shortcut on the Desktop), the shortcut will remain on the Taskbar and still function. If you go to that folder and delete that Taskbar shortcut from that folder, the shortcut will be removed from the Taskbar on a restart of Windows Explorer. This function and folder allows you to keep the only shortcut for that app/file on the Taskbar and in that folder.
HTH, Dana:))
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