Taskbar Links (add shortcuts to windows tasbar)

[Neuropass]

TaskbarLinks specifies shortcuts to display on the taskbar. Up to three shortcuts to programs can be specified.

Any item that is pinned to the taskbar will not appear in the Start menu list of most frequently used programs.

Each of the settings under TaskbarLinks specifies the complete path and the file name of a shortcut file with a .lnk file name extension. The path to the shortcut file must refer to a location on the destination computer.

Each shortcut file must include the complete path and file name of a corresponding program file with an .exe file name extension. The path to the program file must refer to a location on the destination computer.

We recommend that you add shortcut files to the All Users Start menu, for example: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Fabrikam\Application.lnk.

We do not recommend adding the shortcut by using the environment variable: %USERPROFILE%. Shortcuts added by using %USERPROFILE% are applied only to the profile of the next user to log on to the computer. Also, if the setting is applied during the auditUser configuration pass, the shortcut is applied only to the temporary administrator account, which is removed after exiting audit mode.


XML Example:

The following XML output shows how to set a shortcut for Wordpad and a shortcut to Sound Recorder on the taskbar.

Code: Select all<TaskbarLinks>
   <Link0>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Wordpad.lnk</Link0>
   <Link1>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Sound Recorder.lnk</Link1>
</TaskbarLinks>

NOTE:
The following list of programs are not pinnable and are excluded from the most frequently used list.

Code: Select all    Applaunch.exe
    Control.exe
    Dfsvc.exe
    Dllhost.exe
    Guestmodemsg.exe
    Hh.exe
    Install.exe
    Isuninst.exe
    Lnkstub.exe
    Mmc.exe
    Mshta.exe
    Msiexec.exe
    Msoobe.exe
    Rundll32.exe
    Setup.exe
    St5unst.exe
    Unwise.exe
    Unwise32.exe
    Werfault.exe
    Winhlp32.exe
    Wlrmdr.exe
    Wuapp.exe

[TheAslan]

Does this command work with other application too or does this work only with Windows default applications? I want to pin Chromium updater to my taskbar.