Display the Quick Launch Bar on the Taskbar

The Quick Launch bar is a customizable toolbar that lets you display the Windows desktop or start a program with a single click. You can add buttons to start your favorite programs. This procedure tells you how to select the Show Quick Launch option through Taskbar and Start Menu Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Taskbar and Start Menu.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Move to Taskbar and Start Menu by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, on the Taskbar tab:

Select (or clear) the Show Quick Launch check box.
Select OK.

In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, on the Taskbar tab:

Select (or clear) the Show Quick Launch check box by pressing Q.
Press ENTER.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

[image: Control Panel: Taskbar and Start Menu: Taskbar tab: Show Quick Launch]

Control Panel: Taskbar and Start Menu: Taskbar tab: Show Quick Launch

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Display the Quick Launch Bar on the Taskbar

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