Private pinning including task bar pinning and jump list task and item launching

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, on a client device, an indication associated with installing a web application associated with a web site, wherein a browser containing the browser menu selection is configured to run in a non-persistent session mode, wherein the indication comprises an indication of a drag and drop operation with respect to an icon associated with the web application;
• and
• responsive to said receiving, creating a web application file that is configured to:
• include information that can be received from the web site;
• and
• include information that reflects a state of the non-persistent session mode of the browser to enable the web application to be launched in the state.

A computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising:
• receiving, on a client device, an indication associated with installing a web application associated with a web site, wherein the web application is configured to be launched in a non-persistent session mode, wherein the indication comprises an indication of a drag and drop operation with respect to an icon associated with the web application, wherein the icon associated with the web application comprises an icon that appears in an address bar and the drag and drop operation drops the icon on a task bar;
• and
• responsive to said receiving, creating a web application file that is configured to include information to enable the web application to be launched in the non-persistent session mode.