Windows 10 And Icons

[kloofnek]

How can I put shortcut icons on desktop or taskbar (control panel etc.)on Windows 10..really beginning to regret upgrading...grrr!!!

[Buenchico]

Which type of 'shortcut' are you referring to?

Is it to a website? If so, please see my reply here:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Technology/Computers/Question1442160.html

Or is it to open a program on your computer? If so, have you tried the usual method of finding the program listed under 'All Programs' (or whatever Windows 10 now calls it), right-clicking on the entry and selecting Send To > Desktop?

[hc4361]

Open Control Panel and drag icon down to taskbar

[quizman55]

You can create shortcuts for the various components of the Control Panel, open control panel by right clicking on the start icon, left click "Control Panel", when it opens right click on the component you want and choose "Create shortcut" Windows will tell you it can't create shortcut here, do you want to place one on the desktop instead, click "Yes"

[Togo]

Click the 4 panel windows logo on the bottom left or press the identical key on your keyboard. When the list of tiles comes up on the left, scroll through them and right click the ones you want.

[hc4361]

Sorry, open control panel. The icon will be in the taskbar, right click - pin to taskbar

[kloofnek]

Like control panel.Google Earth,printer ..not really web sites.

[hc4361]

When you open the program you want, such as Google Earth, right click on the icon in the taskbar and click 'pin to taskbar'. Then it will be there until you choose to unpin it

[kloofnek]

Thank you so very much everyone,you have been verrrry helpful.Just another question,I now have a black mark flashing where I am about to write...do not want it...can I get rid????

[hc4361]

Black mark?
What sort of black mark and where exactly are you trying to write? Do you mean the cursor marker, a vertical line that flashes?

[kloofnek]

yes

[hc4361]

Mine is exactly the same as it has been seen my first pc 20 years ago. Has yours changed?

[kloofnek]

it was just a fine line before...now it is thicker and annoys me...
also,can I stop the zoom on my touchpad?