Right-click on the Taskbar icon and further click on ‘Pin to Taskbar’ That’s all you have to do to permanently base your File Explorer icon on the Windows 11 Taskbar.

As you probably know by now, File Explorer is immediately accessible using a keyboard shortcut or the taskbar icon. But if you want to open this built-in tool like a pro, you can use the Windows-X ...

You can also the classic File Explorer first, and then its Windows 11 counterpart by right-clicking on the File Explorer icon in the taskbar.

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