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Suggestion - Pin to Taskbar option in Install web page as app in Edge
- Apr 22, 2020
HotCakeX and vineydhiman good conversation. I'm glad HotCakeX called out that alternative code path. As you call out, that is really just creating a shortcut to that specific URL - very similar to creating a favorite. If you've already installed a site as an app (like a PWA), then I think this functionality in the apps page makes sense.
I'm not actually sure why we didn't include it - but it might have to do with "Pin to Taskbar" being a really explicit call for a very prominent space in Windows.
I logged a bug on this though, just so we can discuss it internally. I suspect we may look at this whole page over the summer and this would become part of that effort.
-John
it's probably because Pin to taskbar is somewhere else in Edge.
I know it doesn't install sites as an app but to get the shortcut of a site on taskbar simply right-click on the icon in start menu or desktop and select Pin to taskbar
- johnjansenApr 22, 2020Former Employee
HotCakeX and vineydhiman good conversation. I'm glad HotCakeX called out that alternative code path. As you call out, that is really just creating a shortcut to that specific URL - very similar to creating a favorite. If you've already installed a site as an app (like a PWA), then I think this functionality in the apps page makes sense.
I'm not actually sure why we didn't include it - but it might have to do with "Pin to Taskbar" being a really explicit call for a very prominent space in Windows.
I logged a bug on this though, just so we can discuss it internally. I suspect we may look at this whole page over the summer and this would become part of that effort.
-John