At this point, the Quick Launch toolbar looks like it did in Windows XP and Vista, but it's still on the wrong side of the taskbar. To remove the text labels shown on the Quick Launch toolbar, right-click on the left edge of the toolbar (dotted lines) and from the resulting Context Menu, uncheck both "Show Text and "Show Title.Click on the left edge (dotted lines) of the new Quick Launch toolbar, and drag it over to the left as far as it will go.Let's move it back to the left side where the toolbar should be.
The Quick Launch toolbar will now appear on the Windows 7 taskbar, but it will be on the right side of the screen next to the System Tray. Once you're certain that the path shows AppData | Roaming | Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Quick Launch, click Select Folder.%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch When the New Toolbar - Choose a folder window appears, paste the following path into the location bar:.Right click on an empty space on the Windows 7 taskbar and from the resulting Context Menu, click Toolbars and then New Toolbar.This will allow us to move the Quick Launch bar once we reactivate it. Right click on an empty space on the Windows 7 taskbar and make sure "Lock the taskbar" is NOT checked.In a previous TR Dojo Challenge question, I asked TechRepublic members TR Dojo Challenge: How do you enable the Quick Launch toolbar on Windows 7? And several members were quick to answer the call.