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.

Customize Folder Icons in File Explorer While the default folder icons in File Explorer look decent, you can make them stand out by choosing custom icons for individual folders.

You should see File Explorer in the list of search results. Right-click it, then choose Pin to taskbar. Presto! When you return to the Desktop, you'll see your beloved File Explorer icon.

All of the usual File Explorer settings are still here in Windows 10: Options to show or conceal hidden files, keep new folders in the same window, set the default look for opened folders, and so on.

The Windows 10 version of File Explorer has a few new bells and whistles. Here's a handy guide for new users (and Windows veterans) on the new interface.

The latest 2022 update restores another feature that has been missing from Windows 11 since its launch—The taskbar finally has right click task manager menu again.

After a major update in September, refinements to Taskbar and File Explorer arrive in a smaller update this week.

Microsoft has released the newest Windows 11 Build 25163 to the Dev channel insiders today. As usual, the new build brings plenty of changes and improvements, as well as bug fixes.

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