How to pin a script to the taskbar or start menu

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If you would like to pin the script to the taskbar ( or the start  menu ), it can be done with a link. This script is an example and demonstration.
The way that I go about it, is to have the script and icon with the same name. The easiest way to test this is if the post had it all in a ZIP file so, there:

Example AutoIt v3 Script_v2.zip

Also, it's easier to find in task manager given that you can see your icon.

 

Edited 21 minutes ago by argumentum
new version

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Added a new version. It now looks for the environment variable %AUTOIT3DIR% and if it exists, the link will have that instead of the hard path.
That way you can test a beta or another version easily.

To set the %AUTOIT3DIR%, you can run from a command prompt setx AUTOIT3DIR C:\PathTo\AutoIt3 and that'd set it for you.