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In Windows 7, there is a little know registry that limits the names of items that you can pin to the taskbar and Start menu. Any item that contains one of the listed keywords cannot be pinned. However, you can modify the list if you desire. The default list contains: Documentation Help Install More Info Readme Read me Read First Setup Support What's New Remove The registry key that contains these names is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileAssociation\AddRemoveNames There is an additional registry key with a list of  application names that cannot be pinned. The default list of application names is: SETUP.EXE INSTALL.EXE ISUNINST.EXE UNWISE.EXE UNWISE32.EXE ST5UNST.EXE MSOOBE.EXE LNKSTUB.EXE CONTROL.EXE WERFAULT.EXE WLRMDR.EXE GUESTMODEMSG.EXE MSIEXEC.EXE DFSVC.EXE WUAPP.EXE The registry key that contains the application names is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileAssociation\AddRemoveApps