Windows 7: Cannot pin application to the taskbar

Note: Since the superuser is also a wiki, here is the solution to a problem i had. Others will have the same problem too.

"I cannot pin an application to the taskbar in Windows 7."

You cannot pin an application or shortcut to the taskbar if it contains any of the reserved words:

• Documentation
• Help
• Install
• More Info
• Readme
• Read me
• Read First
• Setup
• Support
• What's New
• Remove

This list is stored in the registry:

KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   \SOFTWARE
    \Microsoft
     \Windows
      \CurrentVersion
       \Explorer
        \FileAssociation

AddRemoveNames  REG_SZ  Documentation;Help;Install;More Info;Readme;Read me;Read First;Setup;Support;What's New;Remove

In my case i could not pin our bug tracking application HelpDesk to the taskbar.
So i renamed my shortcut to HalpDesk.

See also

• Application that won’t Pin to Taskbar in Windows 7
• KB282066 - Frequently Used Programs Not Automatically Added to the Start Menu
• .NET 3.5 Pin to Taskbar Missing