Learn how to pin or unpin program, app, file, folder, library icons to Taskbar or Start Menu in Windows 11 using the context menu.

You can pin applications and files to your Windows taskbar to allow you to access them quickly and easily.

Can’t pin File Explorer to Taskbar in Windows 11 A common issue with pinning app icons on the Taskbar is the Taskbar freezing or becoming unresponsive.

Windows makes it easy (although not obvious) to customize the Taskbar with custom icons. You don’t need a third-party app, just the icon files to replace the defaults.

Microsoft disabled the ability to easily pin websites and documents to the Windows 11 taskbar, but we have a trick that makes it possible.

Drag it to the taskbar -- you should see a tooltip that says Pin to Windows Explorer -- and release. Now, right-click the Windows Explorer folder icon in the taskbar, and you'll see the pinned ...

Pretty your shortcut up with a nifty icon and you're golden! You can pin it right to the taskbar and it will always open the designated file.