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.

Now, if you want to pin the file to the taskbar, just open the file in MS Word (Excel or PowerPoint). This will make sure that the file is moved to Recent.

How to Get My Taskbar on the Computer Back to the Way It Was. You can customize the Windows taskbar in several different ways. You can display the bar horizontally or vertically. You can pin ...

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.