Use the taskbar for more than seeing your apps and checking the time. You can personalize it in many ways — change the colour, pin your favourite apps to it, and move or rearrange taskbar buttons. You can also check your battery status and minimize all open programs momentarily so that you can take a look at your desktop.
Pin an app to the taskbar
Pin an app directly to the taskbar for quick access when you're on the desktop. (Or unpin it, if you want.) You can do it from Start or the Jump List — which is a list of shortcuts to recently opened files, folders, and websites.
Pin an app from Start
In the Search box on the taskbar, type the name of the app you want to pin to the taskbar. Press and hold (or right-click) on the app, then select Pin to taskbar .
To unpin an app, follow the same steps and select Unpin from taskbar .
Pin or unpin an app from the App list
If the app is already open, select and hold the icon in the taskbar (or right-click it), then select Pin to taskbar .
If you're unpinning, follow the same steps and select Unpin from taskbar .
Change your taskbar settings
Customize the taskbar from the taskbar itself. If you want to change multiple aspects of the taskbar at one time, use Taskbar settings. Press and hold (or right-click) any empty space on the taskbar, and then select Taskbar settings.
In the Taskbar settings, scroll to see the options for customizing, choosing icons, and much more.
Note: The Taskbar settings allow you to align taskbar icons in the center or on the left—but there are no settings for moving a taskbar to the top or side of the screen. By default, the taskbar sits at the bottom of the screen.