Can I permanently pin a program to the taskbar?

[ChaoZ]

I hate it when I accidentally unpin Firefox.

 

[tweakboy]

Hmmmm, All this time Ive been using this I have never accidently hit that ... what mouse you got what surface ?

You can try quick launch or/then classic view,, yuck!!!

Its permanent until you hit unpin. That is your bad. Maybe we should all gather up and upgrade your mouse and the surface, 🙂 gg and gl

 

[trollolo]

is this a joke? of course you can, right click it, welcome to the context menu

 

[boochi]

is this a joke? of course you can, right click it, welcome to the context menu

FAIL

 

[corkyg]

It is permanent until you unpin it. Sounds like you need to work on your procedures. 🙂

 

[ChaoZ]

Well, can you make it so you can't unpin it?

 

[Nothinman]

Well, can you make it so you can't unpin it?

I hope not because that has a lot of potential for abuse.

 

[trollolo]

windows being the way it is, i'm sure there's a registery edit to do that, but what i'd like to know is how you find yourself UN-pinning it in the first place? that action seems pretty deliberate

 

[corkyg]

If you really want to, you can remove the right click menu from a program icon that is pinned to the taskbar. Not a good idea.
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1174/remove-menu-items-under-right-click-or-context-menu/
BTW - what are you doing that unpins the icon? It normally takes the right click menu to do that. Have you considered moving the taskbar to a location where you kight be less prone to do an errent mouse click??

 

[Soundmanred]

I've had it happen when opening a second IE window. The "Unpin" command is right below the "Internet Explorer" command.

 

[Nothinman]

I've had it happen when opening a second IE window. The "Unpin" command is right below the "Internet Explorer" command.

So just shift-click the icon instead.

 

[ChaoZ]

So just shift-click the icon instead.

It's just a habit thing. I've been right clicking since forever.

 

[homercles337]

It's just a habit thing. I've been right clicking since forever.

That sounds like a personal problem.

 

[Nothinman]

It's just a habit thing. I've been right clicking since forever.

Time change, if your old method is constantly causing you problems then it's time to look for a new method. Force yourself to do it for a few days and you'll start doing it without even thinking about it.

 

[TheStu]

Time change, if your old method is constantly causing you problems then it's time to look for a new method. Force yourself to do it for a few days and you'll start doing it without even thinking about it.

Shift click will make a new window? Cool.

I have found that you can just middle-click on windows when you are aero-peeking, and that will close them. Much easier than trying to hit the little 'X' in the corner.

 

[Soundmanred]

So just shift-click the icon instead.

My setup being the way it is (HTPC hooked up to a 47" 1080p screen), it's preferable to use the mouse almost exclusively, and only get the keyboard out when necessary.

 

[DirkGently1]

I've had it happen when opening a second IE window. The "Unpin" command is right below the "Internet Explorer" command.

Just centre click on the icon i.e Mouse Wheel down.

Same as opening links in new tabs etc.

 

[Nothinman]

My setup being the way it is (HTPC hooked up to a 47" 1080p screen), it's preferable to use the mouse almost exclusively, and only get the keyboard out when necessary.

Then maybe you need to consider an alternate UI for your HTPC so it fits better into the usage patterns instead of trying to force the Windows mouse/kb UI into a job it wasn't designed for.

 

[Rackmountsales]

Right click on a open window taskbar button or icon that you want to pin to the taskbar, and click on Pin this program to the Taskbar.