I have created a new shortcut and want to pin it to the taskbar to replace the one I just deleted there. But now I can't find how to pin it. I tried dragging it and it didn't do anything. I tried the right click and there is nothing there to say Pin to Taskbar. Where do I find that?
SOLVED How do I pin shortcut to taskbar
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Looks like yours may be an actual file, a .bat file I have on the desktop shows a context menu similar to yours and it can't be put on the Taskbar. A shortcut on the desktop, by default, has a small arrow on the lower left of it.
Aside: some folks like to remove that arrow and it can cause an issue in identifying whether it's a shortcut to an executable command like .exe or .bat or if it is the actual file, can end up deleting the wrong thing and making a program unusable.
Aside: some folks like to remove that arrow and it can cause an issue in identifying whether it's a shortcut to an executable command like .exe or .bat or if it is the actual file, can end up deleting the wrong thing and making a program unusable.
Found that and pinned it, but it didn't show up. I clicked on the Chrome icon already in the taskbar and it opened a new window, but had to log in. Shut down, rebooted. Now each and EVERYthing I click on, I have to RE-sign in all over. Have to look up passwords, and my online banking again gives me the message that it looks like I am using a different computer.
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As for the sign-in issues, that happens when cleaning out the Cookies that Web sites drop onto the computer and can happen if an Upgrade had problems or the Windows Reset or Reinstall was used. A Cookie shows the site you've been there before and assists in the auto entering. And having had to help a client with a similar bank issue just yesterday it does show as a different computer to their server, sometimes there may also be a choice when when connecting through a different Router/ISP/Hot Spot. It's all in the identifying of the computer. I'd also do a double-check in Settings that the computer is still Activated.
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This time after relogging in to my gmail and got it opened, I right clicked on the Chrome icon which showed up in the taskbar and pinned it to the taskbar. Then restarted the system and when I got it back, clicked on the taskbar instead of the gmail shortcut. It did not give me the gmail, but just Chrome, but I already had the gmail in the property bar, so opened it there, and can again open the ones I just re-signed into before the restart, incl banking. But this has been happening - the losing the automatic opening of things -- over and over, so I am afraid to ever shut down the computer
When I said i had to re-sign into EVERYthing, I also meant logging into this Forum. And another thing -- when I was not able to get gmail till I re-logged in there, I had tried Firefox instead, and the gmail came up there with no issues.
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Just shut down and tried to get back in. Had to re-log in AGAIN. Including again to this Forum. Now will have to go back and relog into all the others. This seems to no longer be just a pin to taskbar issue. I may never turn off this computer. HELP
Log into your GMail account on Google Chrome, click the three vertical dots in the upper right corner, scroll down to "More tools", click "Create shortcut", then "Create". Find the shortcut on the desktop, right-click and select "Pin to Taskbar". Also, many forums, including this one, have a "Stay logged in" checkbox that can be used when logging in.
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Thanks Ben, I tried this in gmail and I also checked on the Open as Window , so now have a different shortcut and it opens in a view without bothering to open Chrome as a full browser. Interesting. Also interesting, I can do a right-click on this new shortcut and I get the view of options - like pinning to taskbar - like Bighorn had shown, rather than the smaller view in the one I posted earlier. Am attaching the new right-click options.
But if I want to do more in Chrome, I still have to use the other shortcut, which is okay. And somehow, the Start button suddenly showed gmail under the Chrome icon (before I created the new one out of the gmail Tools), and I was able to pin it to the taskbar from there like Bighorn told me about earlier, and it opens it along with the whole browser. Since I created the shortcut via gmail tools, the Start now has two icons for gmail.
So now only the issue will be if all these will work without having to sign in first.
I guess I could consider the pin to taskbar issue as solved. Just haven't completely solved the issue of losing the automatic logins. I tried clearing my cookies a couple weeks ago, but have not done so since and I am accepting cookies. Afraid to shut down for fear of not getting the automatic logins next time.
But if I want to do more in Chrome, I still have to use the other shortcut, which is okay. And somehow, the Start button suddenly showed gmail under the Chrome icon (before I created the new one out of the gmail Tools), and I was able to pin it to the taskbar from there like Bighorn told me about earlier, and it opens it along with the whole browser. Since I created the shortcut via gmail tools, the Start now has two icons for gmail.
So now only the issue will be if all these will work without having to sign in first.
I guess I could consider the pin to taskbar issue as solved. Just haven't completely solved the issue of losing the automatic logins. I tried clearing my cookies a couple weeks ago, but have not done so since and I am accepting cookies. Afraid to shut down for fear of not getting the automatic logins next time.
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And also interesting, the shortcut I created from Gmail tools looks different than the the one I created on the Windows desktop. Compare this with my earlier shortcut above. Perhaps this is different because it opens only a window of the email and not the whole Chrome browser.
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I thought about that, but will wait to see if I end up having to relog in again next time when I click on the one I already have in the taskbar. Am going to keep my options open. I kind of like having the ability to open the sole window if I only want to see email. Will see...
But I have used gmail for years and never knew I could make any shortcuts from it. The only way I knew to do it was to right-click on the desktop. So thanks, Ben.
But I have used gmail for years and never knew I could make any shortcuts from it. The only way I knew to do it was to right-click on the desktop. So thanks, Ben.