How To Pin Folder To Taskbar Windows 10

Forth with applications, yous can pin any folder you want to the taskbar for quick and easy access. Here'due south how to pivot a folder to the taskbar.

One of the best things about Windows is its taskbar. On the taskbar, y'all can pin any application you lot desire. All yous accept to do is right-click on the application icon and select "Pivot to taskbar." Once pinned, that specific application is just one click away to open. Though many know that you lot can pivot applications, did you know that you tin can pin any folder you want to the taskbar?

If yous taskbar space to spare, pinning your most-used folders is quite helpful. For example, I accept pinned my Work folder to that taskbar. That way, I can open up information technology with just a unmarried click. No need to open the File Explorer and then navigate to the folder I'g looking for.

Generally, if y'all effort to drag and drop a folder onto the taskbar, Windows volition pin the entire File Explorer rather than that specific folder. However, by creating a custom shortcut, y'all tin easily pin any folder to the taskbar with just a few clicks.

Though sounds confusing, it is pretty easy to practise. Without further ado, allow me show you steps to pin a folder to the taskbar on Windows 10.

Exercise note that though I'm showing this in Windows ten, the below procedure can be used to pin folders to taskbar in Windows vii and Windows 8.

Steps to pin binder to the taskbar

Right-click on the desktop
Select "New -> Shortcut."
Click on the browse push button.
Select the binder of your choice.
Add quotes (" ") around the binder path. Meet the image below.
Add explorer and a Space in front of the folder path. Once added, it should look something like explorer "F:\Workspace".
Click "Next."
Type a name in the Name field.
Click "Finish."
Yous now have a custom shortcut on your desktop.
Drag and drop the shortcut on to the taskbar.
The folder is pinned to the taskbar.

That is it and it is that simple pin whatever folder to the taskbar on Windows 10. From now on, click on the pinned shortcut and the folder will open.

Change icon of the pinned binder

Since we've used explorer while creating the folder shortcut, Windows uses the default File Explorer icon for the shortcut icon. If you have pinned the File Explorer to the taskbar, it tin exist disruptive when the same icon is representing 2 unlike things. To avoid this, you can modify the icon of the pinned folder.

To change the pinned folder icon, you demand to have the icon in .ico format. If you don't take that, you can utilize https://world wide web.iconarchive.com/ to download an icon of your choice. If you already take an paradigm, you tin catechumen it .ico format using https://convertico.com/.

Once, you accept to the .ico file, store it somewhere on your hard bulldoze and follow the below steps.

Right-click on the shortcut.
Select "Properties."
Click on the "Modify icon" button.
Click on the "Browse" button.
Go to where you accept saved the .ico icon file, select information technology, and click on the "Open" button.
The icon is automatically selected. Click on the "Ok" push button.
Click on the "Apply" and "Ok" buttons.

You've changed the binder shortcut icon. Now, drag and drop that modified shortcut on to your taskbar. That is it. You now have pinned a folder to the taskbar with its own icon.

Promise that helps. If you lot are stuck or need some help, comment beneath and I will try to help as much as possible. Also, check out how to disable caps lock key and how to plough off automatic sleep mode on Windows ten.