Quick end easy function Set-QuickAccessItem
I’m changing my pc due to BSOD issues, and wanted a quick way to capture my Quick Access pins at Windows 11.
The result is a simple PowerShell function Set-QuickAccessItem available at this gist
Below is the try/catch blocks, see the gist for the functions code.
Inspired by A Dr. Scripto Blog
try {
$shell = New-Object -ComObject shell.application
$quickAccessGUID = 'shell:::{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}'
$quickAccessItems = $shell.Namespace($quickAccessGUID).Items()
$resolvedPath = (Get-Item $Path).FullName
$isPinned = $quickAccessItems | Where-Object { $_.Path -eq $resolvedPath }
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Unpin') ) {
if ($isPinned) {
# unpin
$shell.Namespace($Path).Self.InvokeVerb("pintohome")
Write-Verbose "Unpinned from Quick Access"
}
} else {
if (-not $isPinned) {
# pin
$shell.Namespace($Path).Self.InvokeVerb("pintohome")
Write-Verbose "Pinned to Quick Access"
}
}
} catch {
Write-Verbose "Error while modifying Quick Access: $_"
}