Pin website shortcuts to Windows 7 taskbar and start menu easily

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Internet Explorer 9 has one new feature and that is, it lets you pin the shortcuts to your favorite websites easily to your Windows taskbar or start menu.

To do so simply open your favorite website in Internet Explorer 9 and drag-and-drop the websites favicon which appears in the One Box (The official name for the new IE9 address bar is One Box) to your taskbar or to the start menu via the start orb.

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Thats it!

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You will notice that when you open the website using this shortcut, you will see that the color of the navigation buttons (arrows) change to ‘match’ that of the favicon’s colors!

When you drag The Windows Club favicon to your taskbar you will see a customized jumplist.

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Pinned websites is a cool new feature in Internet Explorer 9, as it allows sites to perform and act  like local Windows applications.

Also see BuildMyPinnedSite wizard from Microsoft.

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Anand aka HappyAndyK is an end-user Windows enthusiast, a Microsoft MVP in Windows Desktop Experience since 2007, and the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, TheGeeksClub.com & WinVistaClub.com. Creating a System Restore Point before trying out a new software or a tweak is always recommended.