Follow the steps below: Automatically Backupġ: Open Notepad, and paste the below-mentioned details in it. We will create two bat files named ‘Backup Pinned Taskbar Items’ and ‘Restore Pinned Taskbar Items’. Exit Task Manager.Īutomatically backup & restore pinned Taskbar itemsĪll this can be automated, but we had to share the hard part first, so you understand what’s going on behind the hood. This will restart Windows Explorer, and you should see all the shortcuts right on the task manager now. Find Windows Explorer in the list, right-click on it and select Restart. Open Task Manager using ALT + CTRL + DEL. We need to restart Windows Explorer here. Click OK.Ħ: You will not see the items appear on the taskbar instantly. You will get a dialog box that will confirm that data has been successfully added to the registry. This will add the registry file into the main registry hub. If there is any conflict, replace it with your own set of files.Ĥ: Switch to E:\ Pinned Items Backup\ pinnedshortcuts, and double-click on tb-pinned-items.reg. Keep it open.Ģ: Open the backup folder ( In our case it is E:\ Pinned Items Backup\ pinnedshortcuts – where you saved all the pinned items) and copy all the files.ģ: Switch to the ‘Taskbar folder’ of Step 1, and paste all your files into it.
This is the same folder from where we copied all the shortcuts in the previous section.
If you are using it for some other computer, make sure to copy all the files to one of the drives first, and then follow the steps below: Name it as, say, tb -pinned-items.reg.Ħ: Close the Registry Editor. Next, navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TaskbandĤ: Right-click on the Taskband folder and select Export.ĥ: Save this file (.reg) extension, to another location – say E:\Pinned Items Backup\ folder. Click Yes on the User Account Control dialog box when it appears. This will open the folder which stores all the shortcuts or the pinned items on the taskbar.Ģ: Copy all the files from there, and paste it elsewhere as a backup – say into – E:\Pinned Items Backup\pinnedshortcuts.ģ: Type Regedit in the Run prompt to open the Registry Editor.
Backup & restore pinned Taskbar items Manually Backupġ: Type the following in the Run prompt: %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar This post will show you how to backup and restore pinned Taskbar items in Windows 11/10.
That said, if any Windows Update messes up your system, or if you are switching to another PC, setting up the taskbar with the same set of programs is not easy. This is much better than the Start Menu, and tiles to be very frank. We all like to pin most used programs, even shortcuts with extra privileges, and automated tasks. The Taskbar is one of the most used interfaces in Windows.
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