Windows 7 Dock Toolbar

Desktop icons can be pinned to the taskbar.So, the question is, why would you want a dock toolbar for Windows 7?

a) If you want to turn Windows 7 into a MAC 

b) The dock gadget simply looks better
c) You can add separators to group dock icons (this is also possible in Windows 7 with a few hacks)

Freeware: XWindows Dock 2.0

The XWindows Dock supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 and can be customized via drag & drop.

Here’s a demonstration how the Windows 7 dock gadget could look on your desktop:

 

   

 

 

download the dock toolbar, install it and then you’ll already have a couple of icons on that new dock. Unfortunately, XWindows Dock 2.0 is not able to auto-recognize the icons associated with a shortcut, therefore you have to manually assign each dock icon via drag & drop. It’s really simple, just takes some time.

Drag an icon onto your new dock toolbar and you will see that it’s a blank placeholder. (Btw, dragging an icon onto the dock can be a little tricky, just keep trying).

Right-click on the blank icon and click “Properties”: 

 

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