Windows 7 – Enable Quick Launch Toolbar

By default, the Quick Launch toolbar is disabled in Windows 7.  Here is how you enable it.

First we need to right-click on the taskbar and select “New toolbar”

Next we need to browse to the following path:

%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Then select that folder:

Now you will see the Quick Launch in the bottom right corner:

Next you will want to right-click on the Quick Launch toolbar on the Taskbar and remove the text displays “Show Text” and “Show Title”: (This is a preference to get it to appear like the “old” Quick Launch)

Now you will have the Quick Launch that you are used to seeing:

Then, you probably want to drag it to the left side of the taskbar:

There we go, we now have our Quick Launch back :)

-Chris