Administrator Updated on January 3, 2023 A website pinned to your taskbar and start menu is better than a stand-alone icon in Settings and Start Menu, because it's always there. If you want to pin a website to your taskbar and start menu, try the method described below.
Gone are the days when you have to remember the entire website's URL so that you can type it in later on. Now, you can easily access frequently visited websites with a single click of your mouse.
There are several ways you can do so, the most popular being the bookmark feature of your chosen browser.
However, did you know that you can easily pin a website to your taskbar or start menu? Clicking on it will open the page – no typing or bookmarks needed. So, how do you pin a website to your taskbar and Start menu?
To learn how to do so using different browsers, check out the following steps.
Google Chrome
One of the most popular browsers these days, Google Chrome offers an easy way to pin your favorite website to your taskbar or Start menu. Check out how below.
- Open your Google Chrome and go to the website you want to pin.
* To navigate the site you want to pin to your taskbar, type in the browser's search bar the URL website. For example, you want to pin Google's homepage so type in "google.com" and hit enter. - Locate the three vertical dots on the upper right side of the browser.
- Click on those dots and select the "More Tools" option.
* Under that, you will find several options such as "Save page as" and "Clear browsing data." You can also find there your different browser extensions under the option "Extensions."
- Click the "Create shortcut…" option.
* By doing so, a pop-up menu will open wherein you can change your shortcut's name. This is also where you can see the option to open the shortcut as a window.
- Click "Create."
* Once you've renamed your shortcut, click on the create button. Doing so will automatically create a shortcut icon on your desktop. - On your desktop, right-click the shortcut to pin to your taskbar or Start menu.
* Locate the shortcut you just created on your desktop and right-click on it. Doing so will open up a menu wherein you can choose to pin it to your taskbar or Start menu. With that, you can now open your favorite website without needing to use the desktop shortcut or bookmarks.
Firefox
Another popular browser among web users, Firefox also gives users the option to pin their chosen sites to their taskbar or Start menu. To learn how to do so, check out the following steps.
- First, make a desktop shortcut of your Firefox.
* You can do this either by dragging the app's icon from your Start menu to the desktop or by launching its file location. For the latter, you need to right-click the app on your Start menu and click on "Open file location."
* Doing so will open a File Explorer window where you can find the app. Right-click on the icon and choose the "Create shortcut" option. This will create a desktop shortcut for Firefox. - On your desktop, right-click the Firefox shortcut icon.
- Click on the "Properties" option.
* Doing so will open a new window wherein you can change several aspects of your Firefox shortcut. - Locate the "Target" bar under the "Shortcut" tab.
- In the "Target" field, type in the website's URL after the quotation marks.
* The text in the "Target" field should be like this: "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" http://google.com
* Once you have typed in the URL, click on "Ok." - On your desktop, right-click on the Firefox shortcut.
* Like Google Chrome, you will find the "Pin to Start" and "Pin to taskbar" options. Clicking on these will pin the website both to your taskbar and Stat menu.
Summary: Pin a website to taskbar and start menu
- Install Google Chrome.
- Find the website you want to pin.
- Select More Tools > Create shortcut.
- You will see a pop-up with the current name of the website's shortcut, which will default to the site's name or title. Rename it if you wish then click Create.
- It will appear on your desktop as a shortcut
- Right-click on your new shortcut and select Pin to Taskbar (or Pin to Start).
Conclusion
Pinning your most visited websites to your taskbar and Start menu makes accessing them quick and convenient. You no longer have to type in the entire URL – all you need to do is click on the taskbar shortcut, and it'll take you there.
