When you try to drag a URL shortcut to the Windows 7 taskbar, that shortcut is not pinned to the taskbar but instead it is pinned the jumplist of your default browser. Now this is frustrating because you wanted to put the shortcut to the taskbar, so that you an click on it to open the respective website. But do not worry, there is a workaround to put the URL shortcut itself on the taskbar. Here is how :
- Right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose New → Shortcut as shown. This will start the Create Shortcut wizard.
- Type in %windir%\explorer.exe followed by a space and then the website address (for which you want to create the shortcut) in the text field. In the following example, we will be creating a shortcut to https://www.trishtech.com. Click Next to continue.
%windir%\explorer.exe https://www.trishtech.com/
- Type in the shortcut name of your choice. Typically you would type something like Visit www.trishtech.com. Click Finish to create the shortcut.
- Right-click on the newly created shortcut on your desktop and choose Properties from the right-click menu. This would open the Properties window for the new shortcut. In the Properties window, choose Shortcut tab and then click on the Change Icon button.
- Type in %programfiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe in the Look for the icons in thie file field and press Enter. Then click on the Internet shortcut icon as shown. It is located in the 4th row and 2nd column. Click OK to save the settings.
- Click OK in the Properties window to set the icon for the newly created shortcut on Desktop.
- Now the final step. Right-click on the newly created shortcut and choose Pin to Taskbar. And you would see the URL shortcut in your Windows 7 taskbar.
