pin an app to the taskbar

[Edy-Hof]

Good Morning,

In Labwindows CVI, I'm trying to configure the installer to pin an app to the taskbar.
Unfortunately, it's not working. Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Edy

[FeSe]

Hi Edy,

About the issue with pinning the app to the taskbar during installation,  there’s a known limitation with Windows 11 version 24H2 that might be causing this. Microsoft has changed how taskbar pinning works, and many installers (including ones built with CVI) can no longer do it automatically.

There’s a discussion on the NI forums that explains it well: LabWindows application doesn't work since "Windows 11 24h2" release - NI Community

Just to be sure, could you let me know which version of Windows and LabWindows/CVI you're using?

Best regards

[rolfk]

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@FeSe wrote:

Hi Edy,

About the issue with pinning the app to the taskbar during installation,  there’s a known limitation with Windows 11 version 24H2 that might be causing this. Microsoft has changed how taskbar pinning works, and many installers (including ones built with CVI) can no longer do it automatically.

There’s a discussion on the NI forums that explains it well: LabWindows application doesn't work since "Windows 11 24h2" release - NI Community

Just to be sure, could you let me know which version of Windows and LabWindows/CVI you're using?

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I fail to see how the thread you refer to has anything to do with the issue mentioned in this thread. Did you use ChatGPT to generate this answer?

[FeSe]

@Rolf Just to clarify, I didn’t use AI to find the solution to the issue. Instead, I asked additional questions to @Edy about the version he is using, since that can significantly affect the behavior of the system. If he is using the same version, it might be a similar case but not necessarily identical. 

[Edy-Hof]

I sincerely thank you.

Our operating system is Windows 10, and I am working here with LabWindows/CVI 2017.

Regards

[FeSe]

Hi @Edy,

Since you're using Windows 10 and LabWindows/CVI 2017, the issue isn’t related to the Windows 11 24H2 limitation.

You can definitely create a shortcut to your application in the Windows Start Menu using the Project Window → Build → Create Distribution Kit workflow in CVI. 

If you specifically want to pin the app to the taskbar, you could try adding a PowerShell script to your installer that attempts it with elevated privileges, although this method isn’t officially supported and may not work reliably on all systems.
You can also check this related discussion: Concerning shortcut in distribution kit creation - NI Community

Regards