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.

Want to make Icons smaller or bigger? You can change Icon size on Desktop, File Explorer or Taskbar in Windows 11, by following these methods.

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.

You can also the classic File Explorer first, and then its Windows 11 counterpart by right-clicking on the File Explorer icon in the taskbar.

That annoying File Explorer label on the Windows 11 taskbar is now gone, but not thanks to Microsoft.

If you want a one-click way to get to files you've recently edited -- or even new files, such as items you just downloaded to your PC -- I have just the thing for you.

You can create File Explorer shortcuts in Windows 10 that will open specific folders, but there's a better way.