Restore the Quick Launch Toolbar In Windows 7
Posted By: Behrad 
Monday 1 March 2010 
6 Comments
If you’re using Windows 7 then you probably have seen the new taskbar. Windows 7 now combines taskbar buttons in a way that saves space, but also makes it more difficult to tell whether an icon represents a running application or a shortcut. Call me oldschool but I don’t like this part of it… So after a research on the internet I’ve found the solution to my “problem”!
If you’re unhappy with the new taskbar and you want to have the good old Quick Launch Toolbar back, then you need to follow the steps below.. But before we continue you should “unlock” the taskbar by right clicking the taskbar, Properties and clear “Lock the taskbar” followed by “Apply” and “Ok”.
Ok, now back to the program:
- Right-click the taskbar
- Choose Toolbars
- New Toolbar and type this into the folder box and click Select Folder:
%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
You’ll now see the Quick Launch toolbar which is probably located at the right side of the toolbar… So all you need to do now is place it next to the “Pined items” and you’re good to go! In my case I deleted the pined items, choose to combine the buttons without labels and used big buttons instead of small ones. The end Result? See here below…. As you can see this looks pretty nice right! 
I think having quick launch installed would be excellent. This makes it faster to locate and more convenient to start using.
I’ve been looking for some info about restoring the Quick Launch in Windows 7 and happy I’ve found it here. Thanks a lot. This feature is indeed convenient as it help me locate faster.
Thanks for sharing this information. I also prefer using the old quick launch toolbar.
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Interesting, though I don’t like loads of things on my taskbar.
Thanks for the tip tho.
I prefer to make quite a few adjustments to Windows 7 to make it as close to windows XP as possible. Some of the new ideas that have been in Vista and 7 are really annoying. Thanks for the tip.
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So you like the new W7 taskbar, that’s cool. However if you ever want to change the Quick Launch bar, you know where to look Chinaren!
Trying to make it as close to Windows XP? I’m just curious, but why Fast Laptops? I’m using Windows XP at work, but I can’t wait to get a computer with Windows 7 installed on it!