While natively it is not possible to use a taskbar toolbar in Windows 11, this can be done using a free tool named TrayToolbar. Its system tray icon lets you access programs or items added to the quick launch toolbar created by you. You can see an example of a custom toolbar added to Windows 11 in the image above.
How to use Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows 11
Use the following steps to use the quick launch toolbar on a Windows 11 computer: TIP: If you add or remove items from the path provided for the quick launch toolbar in this tool, then it will not update the list automatically. For that, you need to right-click its system tray icon and click on the Refresh option. So, that is how you can configure this tool and use a quick launch toolbar on your Windows 11 computer. This tool is not a replacement for the original quick launch toolbar feature because it doesn’t let you create multiple custom toolbars and it may not show all the items from the Programs folder. However, since Windows 11 don’t have this feature or it might not come ever, you can have the similar functionality of that feature using this tool.
Is Quick Launch available in Windows 11?
No, the quick launch feature that helps to add and access commonly used programs/folders from the taskbar is not available in Windows 11. This feature is available in Windows 10 OS. And, there is no news if Microsoft will bring back or add a similar feature in Windows 11. If you want to access frequently used programs or applications from the taskbar, then all you can do is pin those programs to the taskbar. This is the only native feature that lets you open your favorite or frequent programs from the taskbar.
How do I get the quick access toolbar in Windows 11?
Quick access toolbar or quick launch toolbar is not a part of Windows 11 OS. Still, if you want to use a custom taskbar toolbar in Windows 11, then you can use a free and third-party tool called TrayToolbar. This tiny tool provides functionality similar to the quick launch toolbar. You can provide a path to a folder that includes program shortcuts, files, sub-folders, etc., and then access all those items from the taskbar with the help of this tool. We have explained everything related to this tool in the post above. Hope it is helpful. Read next: Show or hide Toolbars option in Taskbar right-click menu in Windows.
