So after using this technique, you’ll have to pin those back again. Is your pin to taskbar not working even after going through the steps above? There’s another action that you can take, but please be advised that this will wipe out any icons from your taskbar that were already pinned. I can confirm that it’s ok to uninstall the Windows manager trial software and that you’ll still be able to pin programs to your taskbar. People have asked me whether they could uninstall the Yamicsoft Windows manager afterwards or if that would get them back into the pin to taskbar not working situation again. This is one of the most used approaches to fix the pin to taskbar not working situation. I clicked the save button and closed the program and now I was able again to right-click taskbar icons and pin them to my taskbar.
In the example below I worked with the Windows 10 manager and installed the trial version.
You can get a trial version that will allow you to fix your settings so you can pin programs to your taskbar again and then you can still decide to uninstall the software if you want. (Yamicsoft Windows manager is one of those Windows customization tools that many people like to carry around in their computer tips and tricks toolbox). Head over to and select the appropriate Windows manager for your version of Windows. What I would suggest is that you try a little tool by Yamicsoft. I describe the procedure for that a bit further down below, but first I would like to make another suggestion. There are a couple of reasons why this can happen, varying from Windows registry keys to group policy settings, so there is no one simple identifiable cause that can mess up your pin to taskbar ability.ĭepending on the actual cause, you’ll find people who were able to fix this by emptying the folders where the pin to taskbar items are stored. Whether you’re working with Windows 7, 8, 10 or even with Windows Server 2012, there is one fundamental behavior that always holds true and that is that any program that you are working with displays an icon on your taskbar.įor instance when you are working with an active Internet Explorer screen, you’ll notice the Internet Explorer icon on your taskbar, like shown in the image below. Let’s first recapitulate on a few basic pin to taskbar must-know facts. If the “pin to taskbar” item is missing from the menu when you right-click an icon or program, or you have any other kind of trouble pinning programs to your taskbar, we’ll get to that in a minute. You can right-click the link and select “open link in new tab” for reading when you are finished with this one, or you can use the link at the bottom of the other article to come back here. This article goes together with another article that I have written about pin to taskbar issues, so make sure to check out my other article as well.
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