Knowing how to pin to the Windows 11 taskbar is important if you want to boost your productivity. That's because searching for specific apps, folders and files can be burdensome and time-consuming ...

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.

To pin any app to the Taskbar in Windows 11 using the context menu, follow these steps: Right-click on the app’s .exe file. Click on the Show more options .

Here's how to pin a website shortcut with Firefox: Step 1: Use the Search bar on the Windows taskbar to search for Firefox. Once Firefox appears in the search results, right click on it.

As of now, it is not possible to pin a folder to the Taskbar if you are using Windows 11. However, if you use Windows 10, you can use the old method to pin any File Explorer folder to the Taskbar.

To pin Microsoft Edge to the taskbar in Windows 10, you'll simply need to open it and right-click its icon. You can also keep Edge in a Mac's dock.

Here are two ways to pin an app to the Windows 10 taskbar: 1. From the app list or the Start menu, right-click an app and select Pin to taskbar. You may like ...

It looks really intuitive to use; just search for the app you want to pin, click and hold on the search result, and then drag it onto the taskbar. Voila - you now have an easy way to boot up your app.

Everyone digs the way you can pin stuff to the taskbar in Windows 7. But what if you want to pin other stuff -- Web pages, folders, even the Control Panel? Now you can.