Since it wasn't immediately obvious, I decided to write this down.<br><a title="Launch Chrome apps from Windows taskbar" href="https://cdn.joejiko.com/software-applications/launch-chrome-apps-windows-taskbar/">enable the app launcher</a><br><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2637" alt="4-chrome-app-launcher-windows-8" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/4-chrome-app-launcher-windows-8.jpg" width="407" height="524" /><br>If you don't see the app you want, scroll until you see it.<br><strong>Method 1</strong><br>Right click and choose "create shortcuts..."<br><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2640" alt="app-launcher-right-click-menu" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/app-launcher-right-click-menu.jpg" width="394" height="235" /><br><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2641" alt="create-shortcut-menu" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/create-shortcut-menu.jpg" width="376" height="281" /><br><strong>Method 2</strong><br>You can also create a shortcut manually from an open application (this actually works for any application)<br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Get the shortcut info</span><br>- Right click on the icon in the taskbar<br>- Right click on the program's name at the top<br>- Select properties<br><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2642" alt="manually-create-shortcut" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/manually-create-shortcut.jpg" width="337" height="248" /><br><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2643" alt="shortcut-properties" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shortcut-properties.jpg" width="377" height="516" /><br> <br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Create a new shortcut</span><br>- Right click on your desktop and choose New > Shortcut<br><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2645" alt="create-new-shortcut" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/create-new-shortcut.jpg" width="470" height="487" /><br>- Copy the Target from the properties window to the location box and hit Next<br><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2646" alt="create-new-shortcut-dialog" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/create-new-shortcut-dialog.jpg" width="540" height="391" /><br>- Name it whatever you want<br>Ok good. You can stop here or change the icon.<br>Here's how:<br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Change the shortcut's icon</span><br>- In the properties window that you have open, click "change icon"<br>- Copy the path that you see under "look for icons in this file:"<br>- Right click your new shortcut and choose properties<br>- Click "change icon" and paste your path in there.<br>- Press enter or OK and the icon should show up.<br><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2644" alt="change-shortcut-icon" src="https://cdn.joejiko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/change-shortcut-icon.jpg" width="385" height="521" /><br>Done.