Pin this program to taskbar option missing in my C# application

c# windows-7 taskbar
Adion picture Adion · Oct 6, 2010 · Viewed 10.2k times · Source

All programs I have tried so far in Windows 7 have a 'Pin this program to taskbar' item when right-clicking them in the task bar. I have a C# program that only shows 'Close Window' and nothing else. It is build with C# 2010 Express, and targets .NET 3.5 framework.

I can't find any reason why no other options show up or any properties I could change. Does anyone know what property could affect this option?

Answer

JeffFerguson picture JeffFerguson · Oct 6, 2010

There could be one of a few reasons for this:

  • Executables located on remote locations (i.e. a server share) cannot be pinned; only local executables can be pinned
  • Certain strings in the shortcut or executable name cause that program to be excluded from pinning. These restricted values are determined by a registry key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileAssociation\AddRemoveNames and has these default values: Documentation;Help;Install;More Info;Readme;Read me;Read First;Setup;Support;What's New;Remove

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