{"id":11697,"date":"2018-06-05T08:12:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T08:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=11697"},"modified":"2018-06-05T08:15:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T08:15:13","slug":"pin-a-website-to-windows-10-taskbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/pin-a-website-to-windows-10-taskbar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pin a Website to Windows 10 Taskbar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I pin a specific website to the taskbar using Microsoft Edge? If you need to access your favorite website every day, you can pin the URL shortcut to Windows 10 taskbar for quick access. When you click it, Windows will open your favorite website directly using Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Firefox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Pin a Website to Taskbar Using Microsoft Edge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open your favorite website using Microsoft Edge, and then click the three-dot menu icon in the top right-hand corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pin-website-to-taskbar-using-edge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"405\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11701\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the &#8220;<strong>Pin this page to the taskbar<\/strong>&#8221; option in the drop-down menu. The web site&#8217;s icon will be used as the shortcut icon shown on the taskbar. When you click it, Microsoft Edge browser will be launched, and it will open the target web site automatically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pin-website-to-taskbar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"132\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11708\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Pin a Website to Taskbar Using Chrome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open your favorite website using Chrome, and then click the Settings button (3 vertical dots) in the top right of the browser. Go to <strong>More tools<\/strong> and click <strong>Add to desktop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-website-shortcut-to-desktop-via-chrome.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"508\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11702\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter a name for the website shortcut and click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/name-the-website-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"214\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11703\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, it should put your website as a shortcut on the desktop. Right-click on the shortcut and then click &#8220;<strong>Pin to taskbar<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pin-website-to-windows-10-taskbar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"433\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11704\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Pin a Website to Taskbar Using Firefox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just make a copy of your Firefox shortcut on the desktop, and rename it to whatever you like. Then right-click on the new shortcut and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/firefox-shortcut-properties.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"438\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11705\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under the <strong>Shortcut<\/strong> tab, add the following text to the end of the path displayed in the <strong>Target<\/strong> field:<br \/>\n<code> -url https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/create-website-shortcut-in-firefox.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"449\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11706\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>. Afterwards, right-click on the desktop shortcut and select &#8220;<strong>Pin to taskbar<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I pin a specific website to the taskbar using Microsoft Edge? If you need to access your favorite website every day, you can pin the URL shortcut to Windows 10 taskbar for quick access. When you click it, Windows will open your favorite website directly using Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Firefox. 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