Add the folder path as an argument for the explorer.exe app, so the folder will be opened when click on the shortcut. The idea behind the trick to pin folders to the taskbar is simple – since you can already pin executable files to the taskbar, you can make a shortcut to the folder you want to pin and replace its target path with the explorer.exe file. However, it is not easy to pin folders and add shortcuts on the taskbar, for the folders you use most often. In Windows 10, it is easy to pin your apps and programs to the taskbar. This limitation can be quickly bypassed without 3rd party apps. This post explains in detail how it can be done.īy default, Windows 10 does not allow pinning folders to the taskbar.
This will allow you to open the pinned folders with one click. It is possible to pin any folder to the taskbar in Windows 10.