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Drag Files to the Taskbar to Open Them in Windows 7

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always dropped files directly on the fast launch buttons to quickly and basically open them in the application the shortcut points to, but now Windows 7 doesn’t let you do that—by default, at least.

When you try and drag a file onto a taskbar button in Windows 7, you’ll be prompted to “Pin to Application”, in lieu of opening the file.

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How to change the Windows 7 Taskbar to work like Vista

While lots of think the new taskbar feature in Windows 7 is a great improvement, others may not require making use of it. Today we take a glance at how to get the Vista style taskbar back on Windows 7.

The new Windows 7 taskbar does take some getting used to for definite. However, in the event you require getting things completed on your new OS quickly, you don’t have time to learn the way it works.

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How to add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7

In this article we will guide you to add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7. In yesterday’s article we showed you how to make the Windows 7 taskbar work more like XP , but we left one thing out: the Quick Launch bar. It’s really not too difficult to add it back, although it will take a few more steps.

You ought to note that the new Windows 7 taskbar lets you dock items to the taskbar, combining the features of both the normal taskbar as well as the Quick Launch.

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How to make the Windows 7 Taskbar work more like Windows XP

How to make the Windows 7 Taskbar work more like Windows XP

The single most visible alter in Windows 7 is the new “dock style” taskbar, which shows icons in lieu of buttons, with all application windows combined within a single button. I’m positive that the very first query lots of people will have is “How do I turn it off?”, and this article will show you how.

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