By
now, you probably know that Windows 7 lets users pin favorite favorite
programs to the taskbar for the quick access. That is, one can use the
taskbar in Windows 7 to quickly launch their favorite programs. You can
pin your favorite web browser, Office applications and other frequently
used programs to the taskbar.
One
of the hidden features of Windows 7 taskbar is that it lets you pin
your favorite websites as well. Yes, you can pin your favorite webpages
to the taskbar so you can quickly jump to the webpage without having to
first run the web browser.
As some of
you know, by default, Windows lets you pin a webpage to your default
browser’s jump list only and not to the taskbar. For those who love to
pin their favorite websites to the taskbar can complete below mentioned
steps to pin their favorite websites to the taskbar.
Alternatively,
if you have upgraded to Internet Explorer 9, you can easily pin
websites to the taskbar without any workarounds. Check out our how to pin webpages to Windows 7 taskbar using Internet Explorer 9 browser for detailed instructions.
Step 1: Right-click on the desktop, select New and then select Shortcut to launch Create Shortcut wizard.
Step 2: In
the location box, you need to enter browser’s installation path
followed by website address. For example, if you want to pin Into
Windows shortcut to the taskbar and want to open open it in Internet
Explorer browser, you need to type the following command:
“C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” http://www.intowindows.com
Step 3: Click Next to enter a name for your shortcut and finally click Finish button to close the wizard.
Step 4: Now,
simply drag and drop the shortcut to your taskbar to pin it. Click on
the shortcut to launch the website in your favorite browser.
That’s it. You might also like to know how to pin files/folder and almost every file type to Windows 7 taskbar.
Source: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-pin-a-website-link-to-windows-7-taskbar/
Source: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-pin-a-website-link-to-windows-7-taskbar/
