How to Restore the Quick Launch Bar to Windows 8.1 Taskbar

Although, the process is completely same as Windows 10 or Windows 7, yet, I would like to show the same trick with Windows 8.1 user interface. This will help you to understand all the things better.

At first, right click on empty place of your your Taskbar, expand “Toolbars” menu and select “New toolbar”.

Then, enter the following path in the “Folder” box. and click on “Select Folder” button.

%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

That’s it! Now, you can find an additional Quick Launch Bar in your Taskbar, which looks as follows.

This is quick helpful for them, who do not want to navigate through This PC on Windows 8.1 to open frequently used applications. On the other hand, the tutorial doesn’t require any expert knowledge as well.