Here we describe how to do each one in Windows 10.

Pin a Program to the Taskbar

Do you use Chrome every time you turn on your box?

you might pin whichever programs you use most frequently so you might easily start them any time.

MS Excel with file open

There are two ways to do the pinning, from the open program or from a desktop shortcut.

The first method is to pin from a program that’s running.

First, launch the program as you normally would.

Pinning an application to the taskbar

At the bottom of your screen, the program icon appears on the taskbar.

Right-click it and, from the menu, selectPin to taskbar.

The icon is pinned permanently to the taskbar.

Dragging a file to the taskbar

To change the order of the icons, select and drag them where you like.

Alternatively, drag a program shortcut on your desktop to the taskbar.

The shortcut is pinned permanently to the taskbar.

The “Pin to X” notice

Here’s how to pin a file to the taskbar.

OpenFile Explorerand navigate to the file you want to pin.

Select and drag the file to the taskbar.

A pinned document

Open Chrome and navigate to the website you want to pin.

In the upper-right corner, select theCustomize(three vertical dots) icon.

ChooseMore tools>Create shortcut.

A screenshot of Chrome with the More Options menu highlighted

In theCreate Shortcutdialog box, bang out a name for the shortcut.

Go to your desktop, where you will find the newly created shortcut.

Drag the shortcut to the taskbar.

The Create Shortcut command

The shortcut is pinned permanently to the taskbar.

The shortcut name field and Create button

Dragging a Chrome shortcut to the taskbar