Create and configure a Windows taskbar toolbar via a script











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When I right-click a Windows taskbar toolbar, I can toggle some options such as Show Text, Show Title and Lock the Taskbar. I can also reorder the icons on the toolbar and set it's position.



How can I do the following via a script?




  • create a new taskbar toolbar

  • set the toolbar position

  • set the order of the icons

  • toggle Show Text

  • toggle Show Title

  • lock the toolbar






windows powershell taskbar toolbar







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    All can be done using powershell since powershell can use C# library. Search the internet for Poweshell solutions.
    – S Nash
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • I suspect that when you change settings a desktop.ini file is created inside the toolbar with attribute hidden. Otherwise it is set through the registry. My knowledge is not sufficient enough to answer this, which is why I added a comment instead. It may help others write a solution.
    – LPChip
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • Thanks @SNash but I'd already searched. Seems it's not so simple...
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:07










  • Yeah @LPChip I'd looked for a desktop.ini, but no luck.
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:08















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When I right-click a Windows taskbar toolbar, I can toggle some options such as Show Text, Show Title and Lock the Taskbar. I can also reorder the icons on the toolbar and set it's position.



How can I do the following via a script?




  • create a new taskbar toolbar

  • set the toolbar position

  • set the order of the icons

  • toggle Show Text

  • toggle Show Title

  • lock the toolbar






windows powershell taskbar toolbar







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    All can be done using powershell since powershell can use C# library. Search the internet for Poweshell solutions.
    – S Nash
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • I suspect that when you change settings a desktop.ini file is created inside the toolbar with attribute hidden. Otherwise it is set through the registry. My knowledge is not sufficient enough to answer this, which is why I added a comment instead. It may help others write a solution.
    – LPChip
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • Thanks @SNash but I'd already searched. Seems it's not so simple...
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:07










  • Yeah @LPChip I'd looked for a desktop.ini, but no luck.
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:08













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When I right-click a Windows taskbar toolbar, I can toggle some options such as Show Text, Show Title and Lock the Taskbar. I can also reorder the icons on the toolbar and set it's position.



How can I do the following via a script?




  • create a new taskbar toolbar

  • set the toolbar position

  • set the order of the icons

  • toggle Show Text

  • toggle Show Title

  • lock the toolbar






windows powershell taskbar toolbar







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When I right-click a Windows taskbar toolbar, I can toggle some options such as Show Text, Show Title and Lock the Taskbar. I can also reorder the icons on the toolbar and set it's position.



How can I do the following via a script?




  • create a new taskbar toolbar

  • set the toolbar position

  • set the order of the icons

  • toggle Show Text

  • toggle Show Title

  • lock the toolbar






windows powershell taskbar toolbar




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    All can be done using powershell since powershell can use C# library. Search the internet for Poweshell solutions.
    – S Nash
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • I suspect that when you change settings a desktop.ini file is created inside the toolbar with attribute hidden. Otherwise it is set through the registry. My knowledge is not sufficient enough to answer this, which is why I added a comment instead. It may help others write a solution.
    – LPChip
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • Thanks @SNash but I'd already searched. Seems it's not so simple...
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:07










  • Yeah @LPChip I'd looked for a desktop.ini, but no luck.
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:08














  • 1




    All can be done using powershell since powershell can use C# library. Search the internet for Poweshell solutions.
    – S Nash
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • I suspect that when you change settings a desktop.ini file is created inside the toolbar with attribute hidden. Otherwise it is set through the registry. My knowledge is not sufficient enough to answer this, which is why I added a comment instead. It may help others write a solution.
    – LPChip
    Jun 9 '14 at 15:29










  • Thanks @SNash but I'd already searched. Seems it's not so simple...
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:07










  • Yeah @LPChip I'd looked for a desktop.ini, but no luck.
    – shamp00
    Jun 9 '14 at 16:08








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All can be done using powershell since powershell can use C# library. Search the internet for Poweshell solutions.
– S Nash
Jun 9 '14 at 15:29




All can be done using powershell since powershell can use C# library. Search the internet for Poweshell solutions.
– S Nash
Jun 9 '14 at 15:29












I suspect that when you change settings a desktop.ini file is created inside the toolbar with attribute hidden. Otherwise it is set through the registry. My knowledge is not sufficient enough to answer this, which is why I added a comment instead. It may help others write a solution.
– LPChip
Jun 9 '14 at 15:29




I suspect that when you change settings a desktop.ini file is created inside the toolbar with attribute hidden. Otherwise it is set through the registry. My knowledge is not sufficient enough to answer this, which is why I added a comment instead. It may help others write a solution.
– LPChip
Jun 9 '14 at 15:29












Thanks @SNash but I'd already searched. Seems it's not so simple...
– shamp00
Jun 9 '14 at 16:07




Thanks @SNash but I'd already searched. Seems it's not so simple...
– shamp00
Jun 9 '14 at 16:07












Yeah @LPChip I'd looked for a desktop.ini, but no luck.
– shamp00
Jun 9 '14 at 16:08




Yeah @LPChip I'd looked for a desktop.ini, but no luck.
– shamp00
Jun 9 '14 at 16:08










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Most of the settings can only be altered by the user, this was a concious design decision by Microsoft. See here and here for some reasons why. If the user runs the script their taskbar could be adjusted. See here for an example.






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