How to Pin Run to the Windows 7 Taskbar
- 1). Right click on your desktop and select "New" then "Shortcut."
- 2). Copy "C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}" into the text field and click "Next."
- 3). Choose a name for your shortcut, type it into the text field then click "Finish." You can select any name you wish, but we will simply use "Run" for this guide.
- 4). Right click on your "Run" shortcut from your desktop and select "Properties." Navigate to the "Shortcut" tab and choose "Minimized" from the drop-down menu next to the "Run" section near the bottom of the window. Do not confuse this with the "Run" near the top, if you named your shortcut that.
- 5). Click "Change Icon" near the bottom of the window. Copy "%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll" into the text field, and press "Enter." Choose the Run icon. It looks like a window in motion.
- 6). Click "OK" to close the "Change Icon" window and "OK" again to close the "Run Properties" window.
- 7). Drag your finished shortcut to the taskbar to pin it there.