Windows: Include drives in the task bar
Under Windows, you can include any number of drives in the taskbar. This practical tip is based on the common Windows 7 operating system. However, as far as you are familiar with your Windows operating system, you can transfer the following instructions to other Windows systems.
Attach it to the taskbar under Windows
So that you can include any number of drives in the taskbar, you must first set your Windows Explorer so that it shows you all file extensions. You can do this at any time in Windows Explorer via "Organize" and "Folder and search options" by deactivating the "Extensions for known file types" option under the "View" tab. Once you've done that, follow the step-by-step instructions below to connect a drive to the taskbar.
- Right-click on the desktop and use "New" and "Text Document" to create a text file on the same.
- Now rename the name of the text file to the drive that you would like to include in the taskbar later. The text file can be, for example, "D.exe drive". With the file extension ".exe" you provide Windows that the new file is executable and can be attached to the taskbar.
- If you renamed the file, answer the security question "Do you want to change it anyway?" with "yes."
- Now right-click on the text file and select the "Pin to taskbar" option.
- Right-click again on the pinned icon in the taskbar and select "Properties".
- In a final step, enter "D: \" (with quotation marks) in the "Target" and "Execute in" fields under "Link" and confirm your entries with "OK".
In some cases, attaching files to the taskbar is not possible on Windows. Another practical tip will tell you what this can be and how you can still attach files.