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Dev channel update to 77.0.197.1 is live
josh_bodner So now that you PiecesOf8
josh_bodner wrote:
New features and behavior:
- Changed the ability to pin a website to the desktop into the ability to pin a website to the taskbar.
Now that this "feature" has been introduced, how does one pin a website to the desktop? Being able to create a shortcut on the desktop was far more useful than being able to pin to the taskbar because the shortcut could be moved to different locations.
Why was the ability to pin a website to the desktop removed? Who asked for it to be removed?
You can always just drag a favorite to the desktop. Personally I never use this feature, but find the "Install this site as an app" feature to be INCREDIBLY useful, because then you can pin it wherever you want...taskbar, start menu, desktop...and it runs as a separate app in the taskbar.
davidsteltz
Certainly beats dropping a shortcut on the desktop which, is what dragging the Fav, also, does. Adds another reason to why Pin to desktop doesn't exist/isn't needed.
The basic here is, there are heaps of cool ways to do or access things in Win10 making shortcuts & desktop shortcuts rarely necessary.
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Hopefully people can have a sense of humour over this one. This is the blurb from the site to app page. Talks about pinning to taskbar for future convenience AND doesn't, even, mention the desktop. Not that it should be surprising. And it's humourous having icon on the same surface where one is doing things with open windows... the taskbar can ALWAYS be seen. One can only click on things one can, actually, see 😉
Cheers,
Drew
