Windows 10: The word icon pinned to the taskbar of my windows 10 laptop stopped connecting me with...

The word icon on my windows laptop stopped connecting me with windows. Why did this happen, and how can I correct it?

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can't add new documents to pinned word shortcuts on taskbar

Hi, my name is Neil, and I'm a Windows 10 & Word user like you.

I'll be happy to help you with this question.

You can't drag a Word file to the taskbar and pin it...either on the taskbar itself or onto the Word icon.

The easiest method to pin it to the list of documents when you right click the Word icon is to open the document and then close it.

Then right click the Word icon and it will be the latest file under "Recent". Simply click the Pin icon to pin it to your list of pinned documents.

I hope this helps.

Kindest regards,

Neil

 

Is it possible to pin recent doc to Word icon on taskbar?

It's possible with WordPad so, I don't see why it wouldn't work with Word.

 

Pinning Word File to Taskbar

Works fine for me. I tested it in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Example: Test.docx

• Rename Test.docx to Test.docx.exe
• Right-click on Test.docx.exe and select "Pin to taskbar"
• Right-click on pinned icon on taskbar
• Right-click on pinned "Test.docx.exe" file name in list
• Select Properties
• Change target from TEST.docx.exe to TEST.docx
• Important do not click OK yet
• Rename original file TEST.docx.exe to TEST.docx
• Now click OK in properties dialog
• Double-clicking on pinned icon opens TEST.docx

BTW, this even works with a Notepad .txt file