Do the magic

That was it on the preparation side. Now we come to the tricky, but nevertheless easy part.As already mentioned, the problem with this shortcut is that it directly launches the game process itself rather than opening it through Steam. This causes the VAC system to not be applied, thus preventing you from playing on VAC protected servers.Open your Windows Explorer and search for the folder that contains all the taskbar. This should usually be(the driver letter may vary). Rightclick on the csgo shortcut and hitIn the tabyou should see theand a directory leading to the said game process. Replace this directory with the one of the shortcut you created via Steam. This directory could look like. In order to check the actual directory, rightclick on the desktop shortcut, hit properties, copy thefrom thetab and add the shortcut name ( .url). Apply those settings and voila! You properly pinned your game to the taskbar.In some cases the icon gets lost after applying those settings. If this is the case, hitand enter the directory of the CS:GO icon. This should be located at. If you now open the game through the taskbar, you should have full access to all servers.Additionally, if you don't want the game shortcut on your desktop, feel free to move it to any other location. But be sure to adapt the Target settings at your taskbar shortcut.Last but not least you can undo the Folder Option changes you applied during the preparations if you want to.