Windows 10: add file explorer to taskbar

I am new to this forum. I have a custom computer, ECS A780GM-A motherboard, 6 GB of ram AMD CPU, 2.6 GHz tricore.
I am currently upgraded to Windows 10 and learning my way around it. My question is can I add file explorer to the task bar and if so how do I go about doing it?

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File Explorer has gone crazy after last nights upgrade.

My only has icons instead of full descriptions. I can not get back to a point where I have tabs that actually say something. Please tell me how to get my view repaired? help... Help.... HELP!!!

 

Add location to Open File Explorer to: list

Searching the Internet for a solution the best I found was to create a shortcut for explorer.exe, add the open to switch to the properties, and then pin the shortcut to the taskbar.

I am hoping for a more elegant way than this as it opens an additional unpinned File Explorer Icon to the taskbar when clicked on, which junks up the task bar.

My solution would be to add a desired location to the dropdown box in File Explorer Options>General Tab>Open File Explorer to: in addition to This PC and Quick Access.

So - how to do this?

 

hello and welcome to tenforums ,it should already be there , yellow folder with some blue on it, sort of like this one,, if it not there open windows start, and file explore will be there maybe .right click on and go to More ,and choose pin to taskbar, if it not there hit the windows icon ,and type file explorer .it should show in the list ,right click it and add to taskbar ,, so many way to get it ,good luck

 

Do you mean left click, cause when I right click on it it opens, when I right click a menu opens and says pin to start and under more it says don't show in this list.

 

well someone must have switched your mouse buttons around ,its always been right to access and left to open for me,, but as long as it works all is good.