Win7PinnedItems.cpp

#include <Windows.h>
#include <ShObjIdl.h>
#include <iostream>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{


	HRESULT hResult = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED);
	if( SUCCEEDED(hResult) )
	{
		
		IShellItem* pItem;
		hResult = SHCreateItemFromParsingName(TEXT("C:\\Users\\glsp168\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Quick Launch\\User Pinned\\TaskBar\\Notepad.lnk"), 
			NULL, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pItem));
		
		DWORD dwError = GetLastError();

		if( SUCCEEDED(hResult) )
		{
			IStartMenuPinnedList* pPinnedList;
			hResult = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_StartMenuPin, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPinnedList));

			if( SUCCEEDED(hResult) )
			{
				if( SUCCEEDED(pPinnedList->RemoveFromList(pItem)) )
					std::cout << "RemoveFromList() succeeded!\n";
				else
					std::cerr << "RemoveFromList() failed\n";

				pPinnedList->Release();

			}
			else
				std::cerr << "CoCreateInstance() failed\n";

			pItem->Release();

		}
		else
			std::cerr << "SHCreateItemFromParsingName() failed\nError: " << dwError << std::endl;;

		CoUninitialize();

	}
	else
		std::cerr << "CoInitializeEx() failed" << std::endl;


	std::getchar();

	return 0;
}