How to I add command line arguments (parameters) for pinned applications on Windows 7?

Question

On Windows 7 i'm no longer able to change the command line arguments for "pinned" taskbar launcher.

How can we workaround this problem in order to be able to start applications with parameters on Windows 7 (from taskbar).

fluxtendu · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-19T11:11:04.283

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(When the application is closed) hold Shift + Right Click > Properties

edited Feb 19 '10 at 11:11

answered Feb 18 '10 at 15:54

fluxtendu

Nice. Doesn't work with all shortcuts but definitly something I did not know. – BinaryMisfit Feb 19 '10 at 11:33
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He is right, it does work but only if the application is not already started. You should specify this in the answer. – sorin Apr 21 '10 at 07:46
Awesome trick, it just saved me tons of reload on chrome (unsecure content issue) – matmat07 Dec 13 '12 at 02:28
See answer of Juozas Kontvainis to change options when the app is running. – Nux Jul 01 '13 at 17:30

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 01 '11 at 07:26

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Open jump menu and right click on a shortcut name and click Properties:

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answered Sep 01 '11 at 07:26

Juozas Kontvainis

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 23 '13 at 07:59

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Edit the task bar shortcuts directly from:

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

edited Jan 23 '13 at 07:59

RTOSkit

answered Jan 23 '13 at 06:45

user192091

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 18 '10 at 14:48

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You'll need to create a shortcut to the application that has the necessary arguments and then pin that shortcut to the taskbar.

answered Feb 18 '10 at 14:48

ChrisF

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