Question
How to deploy Windows 7 Taskbar Pinned Icons by Group Policy
Answer
Windows 7 taskbar pinned icons are stored in the following locations:
File System:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar
Registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband]
To deploy it, you can perform the following steps:
1. Configure Pinned items on a Windows 7 system as a reference computer.
2. Export Reigstry Key to pinned.reg file:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband]
And copy items in the "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar" to a shared folder.
3. Create a logon script to deploy the registry keys and copy the corresponding files.
Please note that the “%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned” folder is only created after a user has pinned an icon to the taskbar. In the logon script, you will need to create the “%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar” folder if it does not exist.
More Information
If you want to pin items to the Start Menu, you may refer to the following script:
Pin Items to the Start Menu or Windows 7 Taskbar via Script
Applies to
Windows 7