Get the Quick Launch bar
The Quick Launch bar was a hit with XP users. Christopher Minasians shows how to bring it back
Windows XP’s Quick Launch bar was a much-loved feature that was removed from Windows 7. You can, however, get it back in Windows 10. First, right-click on an empty space on your taskbar and hover over ‘Toolbars’ (screenshot 1) to reveal another menu and click on ‘New toolbar’. Once you’ve opened it, click on the address bar found at the top of Windows Explorer and enter:
%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
(screenshot 2). Next, click ‘Select Folder’, which will present you with a Quick Launch bar at the right-hand side of your taskbar.
Now that you have the Quick Launch bar, you can customise its position and what it contains. To unlock the taskbar, rightclick on an empty space on your taskbar and untick ‘Lock the toolbar’. Next, right-click the dotted separator lines to enter the settings and customise the look of the bar. You can drag the bar by long-pressing it using your mouse’s left-click button on the dotted separator lines – this lets you position it to the left or right side on your taskbar. To lock the taskbar, right-click on an empty space on your taskbar and tick ‘Lock the toolbar’.
If you no longer want to see the Quick Launch bar on your taskbar, right-click on an empty space on your taskbar, hover over ‘Toolbars’ and untick Quick Launch. The bar will now disappear.