How to pin Git Shell to the taskbar (Windows 7/8)

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I was looking how to pin Git Shell to the taskbar,
I got this answer from Github support (hope it can help other people) :

Hi Fabien,

Windows is annoying in that it doesn't let you pin certain items to the taskbar.
However, there is a clever way to trick it into allowing you to do this.

1) Right-click on the 'Git Shell' shortcut, click Properties and go to the 'Target' text box
2) Add the word 'explorer' in front of the line
3) Drag-and-drop the 'Git Shell' icon to the taskbar
4) Right-click on the pinned icon, then right-click on 'Git Shell' again and select 'Properties'
5) Remove the 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe' from the beginning of the 'Target' box
6) The shortcut should now open the default shell and stay pinned

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any issues.

Cheers,
Steve