Windows 10: my "pin to taskbar" option has disappeared

Both w10 & w11 computers.My "pin to taskbar" option has disappeared except if I open a file and rt click on the taskbar icon.I have tried registry and group edit solutions, but all the "fixes" are already implemented.How do I get the rt click option back?

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Quick Access is Always Empty and Can't Pin Folders + Taskbar Programs Menu Disappeared

Basically I can't pin anymore. I'm not getting an error when I pin. Whenever I pin it's not appearing in quick access. But it appears on the file explorer jump list on the taskbar. I already tried other solutions like emptying these locations:

• %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\

• %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\
  

• %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\

but it doesn't work, it only made things worse. The jump list menu disappeared for pinned programs, like chrome ("start in incognito mode" and the like menus disappeared when i right clicked programs on taskbar).

Now i have 2 problems, quick access won't show my pinned folders and taskbar menu disappeared.

 

Pin to taskbar option disappeared in Windows 11, why?

Hi Ramesh - I downloaded, ran the app and then restarted windows 11 but it still doesn't show the pin to taskbar option. Any suggestions? Thanks. Tom

 

Need 'Pin To Taskbar' Option ...

This has been discussed before... Pin Any File To Taskbar in Windows 10

To pin any file to Taskbar (but Windows doesn't allow it), you have to:
-rename the file (say into file.exe)
-make a shortcut, and pin it to Taskbar
-open shortcut properties, and in "Target" rename the file back to what it was i.e. file.bat
-rename the original file back to file.bat (before you click apply in previous step)