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 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 ...

I spent last night looking for a way to pin a specific file in Windows 7 to the taskbar, so that I could open my to do list/scribble pad with a Win+key shortcut. While I only used it to open a ...

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.

Google is working on a new Chrome setting on Windows 11 that lets users make Chrome the default browser and pin it to the ...

Pin it to the taskbar. You can pin any number of folders to the Windows Explorer folder in the taskbar. I think that Windows 7 actually simplifies file management, but YMMV.

Windows 7's taskbar lets you pin any running program to the taskbar for easy future access, but it treats folders like second-class sub-items of the Explorer icon. Create a fake "program" to pin ...

If implemented, the new setting will simultaneously set Chrome as the default browser and pin it to the Windows 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.