The pin feature on Windows 10 is useful for instant access to documents and applications. Drew Angerer/Getty Images You can pin applications and files to the Windows taskbar to allow you to access ...

Right-click on the Taskbar icon and further click on ‘Pin to Taskbar’ That’s all you have to do to permanently base your File Explorer icon on the Windows 11 Taskbar.

This tutorial shows you how to Pin a user folder or user files to Windows Taskbar. If you try to simply drag-and-drop the user folders you will find that it does not work.

Today I thought it might be a good idea to give a short refresher on how to pin stuff to the taskbar -- which might avoid the need for an add-on like Piles to begin with.

The taskbar sure is handy for quickly accessing your favorite programs and files, but did you know you could also use it to create a jump list of important information, such as phone numbers?

You can pin applications and files to the Windows taskbar to allow you to access them quickly and easily. Pinning an application takes a few quick clicks while pinning a file is a more involved ...