Nevermind, I see the script was designed to unpin from Start, not taskbar. Simply replacing "unpinned from Start" to "unpinned from taskbar" works. Spent many hours on this searching all over the internet. This is the best solution as it does not require killing explorer.exe!
Here is an altered version of the script above:
Code:
function Pin-App ([string]$appname, [switch]$unpin, [switch]$start, [switch]$taskbar, [string]$path) {
if ($unpin.IsPresent) {
$action = "Unpin"
} else {
$action = "Pin"
}
if (-not $taskbar.IsPresent -and -not $start.IsPresent) {
Write-Error "Specify -taskbar and/or -start!"
}
if ($taskbar.IsPresent) {
try {
$exec = $false
if ($action -eq "Unpin") {
((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').Items() | ?{$_.Name -eq $appname}).Verbs() | ?{$_.Name.replace('&','') -match 'Unpin from taskbar'} | %{$_.DoIt(); $exec = $true}
if ($exec) {
Write "App '$appname' unpinned from Taskbar"
} else {
if (-not $path -eq "") {
Pin-App-by-Path $path -Action $action
} else {
Write "'$appname' not found or 'Unpin from taskbar' not found on item!"
}
}
} else {
((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').Items() | ?{$_.Name -eq $appname}).Verbs() | ?{$_.Name.replace('&','') -match 'Pin to taskbar'} | %{$_.DoIt(); $exec = $true}
if ($exec) {
Write "App '$appname' pinned to Taskbar"
} else {
if (-not $path -eq "") {
Pin-App-by-Path $path -Action $action
} else {
Write "'$appname' not found or 'Pin to taskbar' not found on item!"
}
}
}
} catch {
Write-Error "Error Pinning/Unpinning $appname to/from taskbar!"
}
}
if ($start.IsPresent) {
try {
$exec = $false
if ($action -eq "Unpin") {
((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').Items() | ?{$_.Name -eq $appname}).Verbs() | ?{$_.Name.replace('&','') -match 'Unpin from Start'} | %{$_.DoIt(); $exec = $true}
if ($exec) {
Write "App '$appname' unpinned from Start"
} else {
if (-not $path -eq "") {
Pin-App-by-Path $path -Action $action -start
} else {
Write "'$appname' not found or 'Unpin from Start' not found on item!"
}
}
} else {
((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').Items() | ?{$_.Name -eq $appname}).Verbs() | ?{$_.Name.replace('&','') -match 'Pin to Start'} | %{$_.DoIt(); $exec = $true}
if ($exec) {
Write "App '$appname' pinned to Start"
} else {
if (-not $path -eq "") {
Pin-App-by-Path $path -Action $action -start
} else {
Write "'$appname' not found or 'Pin to Start' not found on item!"
}
}
}
} catch {
Write-Error "Error Pinning/Unpinning $appname to/from Start!"
}
}
}
function Pin-App-by-Path([string]$Path, [string]$Action, [switch]$start) {
if ($Path -eq "") {
Write-Error -Message "You need to specify a Path" -ErrorAction Stop
}
if ($Action -eq "") {
Write-Error -Message "You need to specify an action: Pin or Unpin" -ErrorAction Stop
}
if ((Get-Item -Path $Path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null){
Write-Error -Message "$Path not found" -ErrorAction Stop
}
$Shell = New-Object -ComObject "Shell.Application"
$ItemParent = Split-Path -Path $Path -Parent
$ItemLeaf = Split-Path -Path $Path -Leaf
$Folder = $Shell.NameSpace($ItemParent)
$ItemObject = $Folder.ParseName($ItemLeaf)
$Verbs = $ItemObject.Verbs()
if ($start.IsPresent) {
switch($Action){
"Pin" {$Verb = $Verbs | Where-Object -Property Name -EQ "&Pin to Start"}
"Unpin" {$Verb = $Verbs | Where-Object -Property Name -EQ "Un&pin from Start"}
default {Write-Error -Message "Invalid action, should be Pin or Unpin" -ErrorAction Stop}
}
} else {
switch($Action){
"Pin" {$Verb = $Verbs | Where-Object -Property Name -EQ "Pin to Tas&kbar"}
"Unpin" {$Verb = $Verbs | Where-Object -Property Name -EQ "Unpin from Tas&kbar"}
default {Write-Error -Message "Invalid action, should be Pin or Unpin" -ErrorAction Stop}
}
}
if($Verb -eq $null){
Write-Error -Message "That action is not currently available on this Path" -ErrorAction Stop
} else {
$Result = $Verb.DoIt()
}
}
Pin-App "Microsoft Edge" -unpin -taskbar
note: Even though I have built in ways of pinning apps to the taskbar to this script, it is not functional as MS has removed the "Pin to taskbar" verbs, and I cannot find a scriptable workaround. Ref: PSA: Win10 removes support for scripting verb - Windows 10 - Spiceworks
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