How to pin shortcut on the task bar via script

[nice_guy75]

Ok guys,
I have been searching the method to pin shortcut of some application on the task bar that too with the help of script. Most of the people think that mere putting the shortcut in the task bar folder @

Code: Select all%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

is enough to pin the shortcut, but it will not work, I have already tried.

Here is the method to pin an applications shortcut on the task bar, here we will pin Google Chrome's shortcut on the task bar:

First copy this content on notepad and save it as "pintotaskbar.vbs"

Code: Select allSet objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
set filesystem = CreateObject("scripting.Filesystemobject")
Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(filesystem.GetParentFolderName(Wscript.Arguments(0)))
Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName(filesystem.GetFileName(WScript.Arguments(0)))
Set colVerbs = objFolderItem.Verbs
For Each objVerb in colVerbs
    If Replace(objVerb.name, "&", "") = "Pin to Taskbar" Then objVerb.DoIt
    If Replace(objVerb.name, "&", "") = "Unpin from Taskbar" Then objVerb.DoIt
Next

Now copy this content on notepad and save it as "(Any Name).cmd"

Code: Select allcd /d %~dp0
WScript.exe %~dp0PinToTaskbar.vbs %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
Exit

Place both the files in the same folder and now make this cmd run after the installation of google chrome, it will pin chrome's shortcut on the taskbar, it is test on already installed OS, and I guess should work during the installation as well.


These scripts are not mine, these are written by maxXPsoft of msfn.org, all credit goes to him.

[Giin70]

I have seen custom builds with shortcuts pinned to taskbar often. I think they are a couple of ways to do this. I could be wrong though. Good info NG.

[nice_guy75]

May be your right, but it took almost 3 days to find a working script.

[Shaneee]

Can also be done through the AUTOUNATTEND.XML file.

[nice_guy75]

Can also be done through the AUTOUNATTEND.XML file.

I know the method of pinning shortcuts on the start menu by autounttend.xml but not on the taskbar, thought I have seen some example of pinning shortcut of some default applications of windows itself.

Can you please elaborate how can we pin shortcut of chrome through autoattended.xml, ofcourse with example?

Edit: I guess you must be talking about this

Code: Select allhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2010/03/16/how-to-customize-the-windows-7-start-menu-and-taskbar-using-unattend-xml.aspx

But I don't think we can pin chrome's shortcut using this method.

[Shaneee]

Code: Select all         <TaskbarLinks>
                <Link0>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe</Link0>
            </TaskbarLinks>
            <WindowsFeatures>
                <ShowInternetExplorer>false</ShowInternetExplorer>
            </WindowsFeatures>


Would be similar to that if the path is correct. Bottom half removes IE from the taskbar.

Thanks to Neuropass for it though

[comahmedtito]

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[aiwoba1259]

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