In addition to the ability to install virtually any website as a web app, the new version of Microsoft Edge based on the Chromium engine also includes an option that allows you to pin suggested websites using a guided wizard.
In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to pin sites as web apps in the taskbar using Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
How to launch taskbar pinning wizard on Chromium Edge
To use the wizard to pin web apps to the taskbar, use these steps:
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Open Microsoft Edge.
Quick tip: At the time of this writing, this is an experimental feature available with the version of Edge in the Canary channel. -
Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button and select the More tools menu.
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Select the Launch pin to taskbar wizard option.
Launch taskbar pinning wizard on Microsoft Edge -
Check the websites you want to pin to taskbar. (These sites will pin as Progressive Web Apps.)
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Click the Continue button.
Choose sites to pin to taskbar -
(Optional) Check the Microsoft web apps you want to see in the taskbar.
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Click the Continue button.
Pin popular Microsoft web apps to taskbar -
Click the Close button.
Once you complete the steps, the sites you selected will appear in the taskbar for quicker access.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 14 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].