TaskbarLinks
TaskbarLinks specifies shortcuts to display on the taskbar. Up to six shortcuts to programs, Microsoft Store apps or website links can be specified.
Note
Any item that is pinned to the taskbar will not appear in the Start menu list of most frequently used programs.
Each of the settings under TaskbarLinks specifies:
| Taskbar Link Type | Format |
|---|---|
Shortcut to programs |
The complete path and the file name of a shortcut file with a .lnk file name extension. The path to the shortcut file must refer to a location on the destination computer. |
Shortcut to website link |
The complete path and website name of the shortcut file with a .website file name extension. The path to the shortcut file must refer to a location on the destination computer. |
Shortcut to a Microsoft Store app |
Use the Application User Model ID (AUMID). |
For shortcuts to programs, each shortcut file must include the complete path and file name of a corresponding program file with an .exe file name extension. The path to the program file must refer to a location on the destination computer.
We recommend that you add shortcut files to the All Users Start menu, for example: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Fabrikam\Application.lnk.
We do not recommend adding the shortcut by using the environment variable: %USERPROFILE%. Shortcuts added by using %USERPROFILE% are applied only to the profile of the next user to log on to the computer. Also, if the setting is applied during the auditUser configuration pass, the shortcut is applied only to the temporary administrator account, which is removed after exiting audit mode.
This setting has no effect on Server Core installations.
Child Elements
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Link0 | Specifies the path to the first shortcut. |
| Link1 | Specifies the path to the second shortcut. |
| Link2 | Specifies the path to the third shortcut. |
| Link3 | Specifies the path to the fourth shortcut. |
| Link4 | Specifies the path to the fifth shortcut. |
| Link5 | Specifies the path to the sixth shortcut. |
Valid Configuration Passes
auditUser
oobeSystem
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | TaskbarLinks
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to set a shortcut for Wordpad, a shortcut to Sound Recorder, a shortcut to a Microsoft Store app with an AUMID of AppID1 and a shortcut to the Bing website.
<TaskbarLinks>
<Link0>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Wordpad.lnk</Link0>
<Link1>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Sound Recorder.lnk</Link1>
<Link2>AppID1</Link2>
<Link3>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Websites\Bing.website</Link3>
</TaskbarLinks>