Note: Since the superuser is also a wiki, here is the solution to a problem i had. Others will have the same problem too.
"I cannot pin an application to the taskbar in Windows 7."
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This is really a bizarre design decision! Thanks for the info. Does editing the registry key work without breaking anything?– ShinraiCommented Sep 30, 2010 at 14:16
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Can you please edit the question so that it remains a question and post answer ? Also, CW was not really needed :)– Sathyajith Bhat ♦Commented Sep 30, 2010 at 14:32
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@Shinrai i don't know, i assume so. But having your install program mess with the Windows settings, which is also the user's preferences, is a bad thing. i know why it was done; the pinned list and the recently used list of the start menu are very much linked (for now). And they didn't want help files and uninstallers to get onto the MRU list.– Ian BoydCommented Sep 30, 2010 at 22:59
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@Sathya Reformed as question with answer. What's "CW"?– Ian BoydCommented Sep 30, 2010 at 23:00
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@Ian Thanks. CW == Community Wiki. generally Community wiki is used to mark for those questions which have no definite answer - but since this question has a definite answer, marking it as Community Wiki was not really needed. But anyways, thanks for sharing!– Sathyajith Bhat ♦Commented Oct 1, 2010 at 1:47
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You cannot pin an application or shortcut to the taskbar if it contains any of the reserved words:
- Documentation
- Help
- Install
- More Info
- Readme
- Read me
- Read First
- Setup
- Support
- What's New
- Remove
This list is stored in the registry:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
\FileAssociation
AddRemoveNames REG_SZ Documentation;Help;Install;More Info;Readme;Read me;Read First;Setup;Support;What's New;Remove
In my case i could not pin our bug tracking application HelpDesk to the taskbar.
So i renamed my shortcut to HalpDesk.
