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How can I pin a .txt file to the taskbar in Windows 7?

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Mar 15, 202611886 views
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In XP/Vista I could drag a text file to the taskbar and while holding down CTRL-SHIFT it could make an icon for that text file. I click on it and it opens that text file in my default editor. In Windows 7 if I do this, it pins the text editor which opens empty but not that particular text file. How…

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If you drag it to the taskbar it won't be pinned to the taskbar. It will however be pinned to the Jump list for the text editor you've chosen. Example: Let's say you use Notepad as default editor. When you drag test.txt to your taskbar it will pin N…

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