How to Create a Taskbar Settings Shortcut in Windows 10
The taskbar is the long horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop. You can customize to have taskbar buttons group together or not when you have multiple windows open.
You can set to use small or large taskbar buttons, turn Peek on or off, and auto-hide the taskbar.
If you have multiple displays, then you will be able to set button grouping separately for the main taskbar and other taskbars.
This tutorial will show you how to download or create a Taskbar Settings shortcut that opens directly to Taskbar in System Settings for your account in Windows 10.
CONTENTS:
EXAMPLE: Taskbar Settings
OPTION ONE
To Download a Taskbar Settings Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the
.zip file below.
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3. Unblock the .zip file..
4. Open the
.zip file, and
extract (drag and drop) the shortcut to your desktop.
5. If you like, you can
Pin to Taskbar,
Pin to Start, add to
All apps, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a Taskbar Settings Shortcut
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on
New and
Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click/tap on
Next. (see screenshot below)
explorer ms-settings:taskbar
3. Type
Taskbar Settings for the name, and click/tap on the
Finish button. (see screenshot below)
You could name this shortcut anything you would like though.
4. Right click or press and hold on the new
Taskbar Settings shortcut, and click/tap on
Properties.
5. Click/tap on the
Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the
Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below, and press
Enter. (see screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot above)
You could use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. Click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below
step 5)
9. If you like, you can
Pin to Taskbar,
Pin to Start, add to
All apps, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn