How to Pin Gmail to Taskbar on Windows PC

If you're a normal Windows computer user, you probably use Gmail almost every day. However, whether it's an essential work email you need a quick reply to or a miscellaneous notification, opening Gmail by going to the browser every time can be a bit inconvenient.

This is where pinning Gmail emails to the taskbar can help you solve the problem instantly. So get started now and see how you can pin your Gmail emails to the taskbar via the following article!

How to Pin Gmail to Taskbar on Windows PC

If you use Chrome to surf the web on your PC, follow the methods below to pin Gmail emails to your Windows Taskbar:

1. Go to the Gmail website and sign in to your account.
2. Now, click the More button from the top right corner.
3. Select More tools > Create shortcut .
4. You will then receive a prompt to name your new account. Enter a name and click Create.

You will get the new Gmail shortcut on your desktop shortly after following the steps above. Now, right-click on the newly created shortcut and select Pin to the taskbar . It is done! Your Windows taskbar has been customized and the Gmail shortcut is pinned to that taskbar.

How to pin Gmail to the taskbar for Edge users

On the other hand, if you use Edge like most loyal Windows users do, the exact steps to pin your Gmail icon will be a bit different. Here's how you can get started:

1. Launch the Edge browser and visit the official Gmail website.
2. Sign in with your Gmail account.
3. Click the drop-down menu ( Settings and more ) from the top left corner of the Edge browser.
4. Go to More tools and you will get two separate options regarding pinning: Pin to taskbar or Pin to Start .
5. Select Pin to taskbar . From now on, your new shortcut will be pinned to the taskbar.

 

If you use Gmail regularly, it's helpful to pin the Gmail web app to the taskbar. And as the article presented above, all operations are quite easy. If there's any app you use as much as Gmail, it probably deserves to be on the taskbar.