Windows 10: Windows 11 Pin Files Onto Taskbar Icon

In Windows 10 this was a simple drag & drop but on Windows 11, I am unable to do a simple drag & drop. Below is a screen shot for what I want to do, pin files to the taskbar icon for quick launch. When I attempt to drag and drop, all I get is a circle with a line through it preventing it.Below is an example of what I want to have done. Any help on how this works? I have been looking around but must not be describing it accurately enough to get this. Most of the results are just pinning icons or files or folders as single icons instead of pinned to the program icon to work.

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How to pin Excel pinned files to taskbar icon?

Hi,

Please note that the pinned files on Windows taskbar are not the same as the pinned files in Excel or any Office apps. You would have to use the pin button on the taskbar to pin that file to the taskbar list. To do this, click the Start button, look for Excel icon in your taskbar and right click on it. It will show you your recently opened files in Excel. Hover over the file you want to pin and click on the "Pin to this list" button to pin that file to your taskbar pinned list. Hope this helps!

Thanks.

 

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

 

How to pin Excel pinned files to taskbar icon?

When I open Excel and click file/open, I have 5 files in the pinned section. However, in the taskbar icon, there are only two of those files in the pinned section. Clicking on the pin icon next to a file, doesn't move it to the pinned section of files in the taskbar.

Any suggestions?

I am running Window 10 in case that makes a difference.

Thanks.