How to create a separator in the Taskbar

In Windows 7, it is possible to fix the application shortcuts in the taskbar, which is much easier to start frequently used applications. By default, the icons are arranged in series to the right of the Start button. Change the order of the icons can follow simple drag and drop, but there are no other means to organize your shortcuts into groups, for example by separators in the system is not provided. There are third-party utilities developers solve this problem, but it is quite possible to do on their own. Below you will find a detailed step by step guide.

1. First, create a folder anywhere for auxiliary files. Better somewhere deeper, less often to catch the eye.

2. Create this folder in a text file with any name. Let it be 1.txt.

3. Rename this file 1.exe. Accept the warning system.

4. Now right-click on the desktop and select New - Shortcut. In the "location of the object" select the created in the previous step 1.exe.

5. Now go to the address http://www.favicon.cc/Where there is an online icon editor, with which we will make the icon separator. Great artistic skills to do not need - just draw a vertical line matching color. Click the below button

download Favicon and save your masterpiece to your hard drive.

6. Now you need to change to change the icon in the shortcut we made in paragraph 4. To do this, go to its properties, select the item change icon and change the picture painted by us.

7. We just need to drag the icon on the taskbar and mount it in the right place. Once already a shortcut from the desktop can be removed. As a result, you should get something like this:

As you can see, this way you can make any number of separators and organize buttons on the taskbar in several groups. Well, if you want just a blank space between the groups, you can do in the editor icons transparent icons - it all depends on your imagination and taste.