0x546f6d / pttb_-_pin_to_taskbar Goto Github PK

-list, /list - To get list of currently pinned apps
-fix, /fix - To fix broken pins (remove pins in taskband REG that point to missing .lnk files)

Hi,

I saw here and here a way to refresh taskbar by broadcasting an windows event, but it seems to work only for Explorer\Advanced. Have you an idea to how we could refresh the taskbar without restarting explorer.exe?

I think to pin/unpin to trigger the refresh call by pttb. Do you think it could be possible to isolate only the part that resfresh the taskbar or it is not possible because pttb triggers Program verb without much control on the underlying functions?

Edit: the link provide seems to work for change made in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced but not HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband

Please put the .exe files in https://github.com/0x546F6D/pttb_-_Pin_To_TaskBar/releases

Better for versioning and checking for (stable) updates.

i found the solution in firefox source code

https://hg.mozilla.org/try/rev/08a4fafd6ac5

https://geelaw.blog/entries/msedge-pins/#code

it works in 21H2 19044.2846

Hi, I am trying use this (was trying syspin) to pin programs to newly provisioned computers, I do not want to use a policy as I don't want the icons to be unchangeable, and just want it to be a onetime thing when a new user/computer is setup.

On my PC, which is Win10 19044.1706, I can't get it to pin exe's or lnk's.

Any ideas why?

Great work. However, I can't get it to work with Cyrillic alphabet. I'm using

            Write-Host $shortcuts
            foreach ($shortcut in $shortcuts) {
                # Use pttb.exe to pin the shortcut to the taskbar
                Start-Process -FilePath $pttbPath -ArgumentList $shortcut.FullName -NoNewWindow -Wait
                Write-Host "Pinned $($shortcut.FullName) to the taskbar using pttb.exe"
            }

Works great for English filenames such as

Brave.lnk

Pinned C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Brave.lnk to the taskbar using pttb.exe

But not for Ukrainian filenames such as:

Інтернет.lnk

ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND: "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\"
Pinned C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Інтернет.lnk to the taskbar using pttb.exe

Can you please add command to hide console when try to pin at taskbar?

I tried the following:

• .\pttb.exe /?
• .\pttb.exe -?

But none show the help page instructing how to use it.

pttb.exe (and syspin.exe) will not pin .bat or .cmd files to the taskbar. But there is a way:

1. ren FOO.cmd FOO.exe
2. pttb.exe FOO.exe
3. certutil -f -encodehex "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\FOO.lnk" FOO.enc 12
4. ssr.exe -w -q 657865=636d64 006500780065=0063006d0064 FOO.enc
5. certutil -f -decodehex FOO.enc "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\FOO.lnk"
6. del FOO.enc
7. ren FOO.exe FOO.cmd
8. pttb.exe -r

Notes: 1. or may be a .bat (or other?) file. 2. FOO.exe now pinned. 3. FOO.enc is a one line text file. 4. ssr.exe is Simple Search and Replace utility, any similar will do. 657865 is the string for 'exe'; 636d64 is for 'cmd' or use 626174 for 'bat'. Be aware these are lowercase values. 5. Replaces modified .lnk file. 6. No longer needed. 7. Back to original name. 8. May not be needed.

Now clicking the pinned .cmd file will run it. Change properties/icon as needed.

crackfed

Hi,

It doesn't seem to work on W10P 20H2 19042.928.

Any Idea ?

pinTotaskbar\pttb.exe abc.lnk