Windows 7 Pin to Start Menu "Tasks"

Randomface74 · 1 Jan 2011 at 13:19

Some applications have "Tasks" associated with them. Steam is an example you probably all have, Windows Live Messenger is another.

Pin one of these to the Start Menu - so you can see what I mean.

Go to click it on the Start Menu, but don't be uber quick - then this "Tasks" pane appears.

Whilst the "Tasks" pane is animating - you are prevented from launching the application. So you either have to be uber quick, or wait for the animation to complete.

This annoys me every single time I want to launch Steam - so I'm looking for a workaround. Either of these will do:

a) Disable "Tasks" completely - I don't need it
b) Change the hover delay, so I have to hover for ages before the animation disrupts me

Re: b) I've done this for window previes on the taskbar as follows
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...p/thread/cf46aeaa-e4f1-4c39-a2d0-0824e174ebed

Damien. · 1 Jan 2011 at 13:22

Probably better off posting in the software section of the forums fella.

EDIT;

Here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=9

Randomface74 · 1 Jan 2011 at 13:35

Don't want to double post - but I'm happy for a mod to move it.

Haggisman · 1 Jan 2011 at 14:12

Not sure what the problem you're having is? Are you trying to duplicate the Windows XP quicklaunch bar functionality?

If so there's a nice easy fix for that:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/add-the-quick-launch-bar-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/

Randomface74 · 1 Jan 2011 at 14:30

No not that.

It's when you pin something to the Start Menu - and that thing has a little arrow next to it.

http://img362.imageshack.us/i/zwischenablage01lm6.png/

The program is unclickable DURING the animation. The animation kicks in when I hover over it - so I basically can't click Steam on the start menu unless I wait for the animation to finish.

Aod · 1 Jan 2011 at 15:17

untick that - problem solved.

Randomface74 · 1 Jan 2011 at 15:27

Not exactly right, but good enough - thanks