Also, any ideas on how to pin a folder or folder shortcut to the taskbar?
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Hi Edwin, when you click on the the taskbar icon per your method, does it create another icon for the open version? For programs that can be pinned by the normal way, if I open them, a little bar appears below them showing there is an open version. If I open a document per your method, it creates a new icon on the taskbar tray and the icon looks different? Would be nice if I could get it to work like the other pinned icons... asking for a lot, right... I guess beggars can't be choosers at this point... 
Is there a way to create a request for taskbar customization? Windows 10, 8, 7 ...etc were all so much nicer...
Vanz
Is there a way to create a request for taskbar customization? Windows 10, 8, 7 ...etc were all so much nicer...
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by the way, I found you can't change the icon picture after you rename the file back, but you can change the icon while it is still an .exe
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For that you would need to create a custom Toolbar, and, for that you'd need an alternative Explorer shell.
Same as above.
Yeah, that is a side affect I forgot to mention!
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There is a simple utility to get this type of functionality back. I created it. See here: Releases · brondavies/TrayToolbar
- Replaces the Windows 7-10 feature that no longer exists in Windows 11 for custom toolbars on the taskbar
- Choose the folder and customize the file filter
- Launches links, files and apps from this menu which exist in the chosen folder
- Includes support for English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Japanese
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Any screenshots?
Many people use ExplorerPatcher [or StartAllBack] for this purpose. Why should they change to your utility?
All the best,
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With Stardock Start11 software you can pin any Windows folder to the taskbar and if that folder has subfolders, then the topmost folder pinned to the taskbar becomes a menu.
Also, If you use Fences, I am pretty sure you can add a Fence that you have created to the taskbar. A Fence can contain basically anything you have on your PC that can have a shortcut applied to it.
Also, If you use Fences, I am pretty sure you can add a Fence that you have created to the taskbar. A Fence can contain basically anything you have on your PC that can have a shortcut applied to it.
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Works
Extra I did was to change the icon from generic to this, then having restarted Windows Explorer 
(txt file)
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brondavies also posted here - Adding a new toolbar by the system tray to show a menu of a given folder like past Windows did
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Looks interesting, will take a look, thanks
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Code:
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just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
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System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\Bron\OneDrive\Documents\Shortcuts'.
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at TrayToolbar.SettingsForm.TrayIcon_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\Bron\Source\TrayToolbar\src\TrayToolbar\SettingsForm.cs:line 154
at System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon.WmMouseUp(MouseButtons button)
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@hdmi Thanks. This has been fixed. I somehow uploaded my default configuration with it.
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