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

You should see File Explorer in the list of search results. Right-click it, then choose Pin to taskbar. Presto! When you return to the Desktop, you'll see your beloved File Explorer icon.

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.

You can add Google Calendar to Windows 11 Taskbar by creating its desktop shortcut using Chrome, Edge or Firefox. We have explained this in detail in this article.

All you have to do is hold down the Shift key while dragging a file to an icon on the taskbar, and the tooltip will change to say "Open with" instead of pinning to the taskbar.

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.

Learn how to change Windows 7's taskbar display, password-protect folders, and compress files.

Microsoft is testing a File Search Companion integration for the Windows 11 taskbar.