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#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>
#include <string>

int main()
{
	std::string path = "C:\\Program Files\\MyProgram\\myProgram.exe"; // Path to the shortcut
	std::string description = "My Program"; // Shortcut description

	// Pin the shortcut to the taskbar
	HRESULT result = 
		PinShortcutToTaskbar(path.c_str(), description.c_str()); 

	if (result == S_OK) 
	{
		std::cout << "Successfully pinned shortcut to the taskbar.";
	}
	else 
	{
		std::cout << "Failed to pin the shortcut to the taskbar.";
	}
	return 0;
}

// Function to pin shortcut to taskbar
HRESULT PinShortcutToTaskbar(LPCSTR pszPath, LPCSTR pszDescription)
{
	HRESULT hr = S_OK;
	IShellLink* psl = NULL;
	// Get a pointer to the IShellLink interface.
	hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink, NULL,
		CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IShellLink,
		(LPVOID*)&psl);
	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
	{
		// Set the path to the shortcut target and add the 
		// description.
		psl->SetPath(pszPath);
		psl->SetDescription(pszDescription);

		// Query IShellLink for the IPersistFile interface for 
		// saving the shortcut in persistent storage.
		IPersistFile* ppf = NULL;
		hr = psl->QueryInterface(IID_IPersistFile,
			(LPVOID*)&ppf);

		if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
		{
			// Build shortcut path
			WCHAR wsz[MAX_PATH];
			GetCurrentDirectory(MAX_PATH, wsz);
			wcscat_s(wsz, MAX_PATH, L"\\");
			wcscat_s(wsz, MAX_PATH, pszDescription);
			wcscat_s(wsz, MAX_PATH, L".lnk");

			// Save the link by calling IPersistFile::Save.
			hr = ppf->Save(wsz, TRUE);
			ppf->Release();

			// Pin the shortcut to the taskbar
			CoTaskMemFree(wsz);
			hr = psl->QueryInterface(IID_IApplicationAssociationRegistration,
															(LPVOID*)&ppf);
			if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
			{
				IApplicationAssociationRegistration* pAAR;
				hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ApplicationAssociationRegistration, 
														NULL, 
														CLSCTX_INPROC, 
														IID_IApplicationAssociationRegistration, 
														(LPVOID*)&pAAR);
				if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
				{
					// Pin to the taskbar
					pAAR->SetAppAsDefault(pszDescription, pszPath, AT_PINNEDTOSTARTMENU);
					pAAR->Release();
				}
			}
		}
		psl->Release();
	}
	return hr;
}