Solved Any way to fix the Windows 11 drag & drop to the Taskbar?

Im_Baked · Tuesday at 3:33 PM

Ever since I installed Windows 11, drag & drop files to folders on the taskbar never works. Is there any possible way to fix it? Thanks for any info! On Windows 10 I could drag any file to a folder on the taskbar and the folder would automatically pop up for me to put the file in. I have no idea why it doesn't work. I'm using the latest build fully updated. I've been using it on every other version Windows for the last 25+ years, so I'm kind of used to using it non stop. Any other programs out there to possibly fix it? Or know of a possible fix? I've tried like 10 different possible ways to fix it looking at youtube videos with no luck. Thanks

Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 24H2
Installed on ‎12/‎9/‎2024
OS build 26100.4061
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.84.0

FDretired · Tuesday at 3:45 PM

I believe you cannot drag and Drop folders to the taskbar in windows 11.

I have been using this procedure to pin a folder to the taskbar

How to pin a folder to the taskbar in Windows - Digital Citizen

In Windows, it’s easy to pin your apps and programs to the taskbar. However, it’s not as simple to pin folders and add shortcuts on the taskbar for the folders you use the most. While there is a way to pin folders to the taskbar, I suspect many users will have lots of trouble figuring […]

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Im_Baked · Tuesday at 4:03 PM

FDretired said:
I believe you cannot drag and Drop folders to the taskbar in windows 11.

I have been using this procedure to pin a folder to the taskbar

How to pin a folder to the taskbar in Windows - Digital Citizen

In Windows, it’s easy to pin your apps and programs to the taskbar. However, it’s not as simple to pin folders and add shortcuts on the taskbar for the folders you use the most. While there is a way to pin folders to the taskbar, I suspect many users will have lots of trouble figuring […]

www.digitalcitizen.life

I'm not dragging & dropping folders to the Taskbar.

I'm having issues dragging & dropping anything to the Taskbar then into a folder, or a video to the Playlist for VLC. For example before I could take a file I was looking at in 1 folder, click the file and drag it to the Taskbar while hovering the mouse over another folder that's on the taskbar and it would instantly show the folder I had the mouse over and I could then drop the file into that folder. Another example on VLC media player, I could click on a show or movie I have in a folder, then drag it to the Taskbar where the VLC Playlist is and hover the mouse and file and it would instantly show the VLC Playlist and I could drop the file on to the list. It does not do a thing for me on Windows 11. But every other versions of Windows I could..

Im_Baked · Tuesday at 4:17 PM

Or I could click something and then drag it over the start menu button and it would show the start menu and I could drop the file where I wanted on the start menu, but it doesn't even open up when dragging a file to the start button.

Berton · Tuesday at 4:20 PM

I've had success in Pinning things to the Start menu then right-clicking it and choose Pin to Taskbar or choose to Unpin from Taskbar.

Im_Baked · Tuesday at 4:25 PM

Berton said:
I've had success in Pinning things to the Start menu then right-clicking it and choose Pin to Taskbar or choose to Unpin from Taskbar.

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This is about dragging & dropping anything to the Taskbar and nothing happening, I was just giving another example of dragging something to the Taskbar and nothing happening.

jvickers · Tuesday at 4:27 PM

I've not come across anything that will allow you to drag and drop anything to the taskbar. It might not be possible, but there could be some obscure workaround out there I don't know about.

Im_Baked · Tuesday at 4:44 PM

jvickers said:
I've not come across anything that will allow you to drag and drop anything to the taskbar. It might not be possible, but there could be some obscure workaround out there I don't know about.

Weird, I've been doing it for 25+ years on every other version of Windows. And I'm dragging & dropping files to folders and whatever else with 0 issues on my other Windows 10 laptop right beside me.

jvickers · Tuesday at 4:47 PM

Im_Baked said:
Weird, I've been doing it for 25+ years on every other version of Windows. And I'm dragging & dropping files to folders and whatever else with 0 issues on my other Windows 10 laptop right beside me.

Be that as it may, they've taken that ability out of Windows, it seems.

FDretired · Tuesday at 6:04 PM

FDretired said:
I believe you cannot drag and Drop folders to the taskbar in windows 11.

I have been using this procedure to pin a folder to the taskbar

How to pin a folder to the taskbar in Windows - Digital Citizen

In Windows, it’s easy to pin your apps and programs to the taskbar. However, it’s not as simple to pin folders and add shortcuts on the taskbar for the folders you use the most. While there is a way to pin folders to the taskbar, I suspect many users will have lots of trouble figuring […]

www.digitalcitizen.life

Im_Baked said:
For example before I could take a file I was looking at in 1 folder, click the file and drag it to the Taskbar while hovering the mouse over another folder that's on the taskbar and it would instantly show the folder I had the mouse over and I could then drop the file into that folder.

In windows 11 you cannot pin FOLDER to the task bar. You have to CREATE a new pinnable folder as indicated in the link above. You can then pin this special folder to the task bar. After you you will be able to drag the file to the folder.

Im_Baked · Tuesday at 6:10 PM

LoL wow, not 1 single reply has anything to do with what I'm talking about. I'm not trying to PIN a single thing.

jvickers · Tuesday at 6:23 PM

Im_Baked said:
LoL wow, not 1 single reply has anything to do with what I'm talking about. I'm not try to PIN a single thing.

Actually, I replied to your post appropriately. You apparently are still seeking for an answer that people have been trying to do unsuccessfully since Windows 11 came out.

Im_Baked · Tuesday at 6:36 PM

If you say so

Edwin · Tuesday at 7:25 PM

StartAllBack:

Im_Baked · Wednesday at 6:21 PM

Wow I finally fixed it after 7 months of trying. Vimeo

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Im_Baked · 2025-06-12T09:57:39-0400

LoL everyone thought I was writing about "pinning" something to the Taskbar and start menu LoL :ROFLMAO:

I dunno where you guys learned how to read but LoL :look:

dacrone · 2025-06-12T10:46:20-0400

Since when was that feature broken? I’ve never Not been able to do that…

Im_Baked · 2025-06-12T10:47:44-0400

dacrone said:
Since when was that feature broken? I’ve never Not been able to do that…

Since Windows 11 was released

dacrone · 2025-06-12T10:53:21-0400

to drag a file over an open program on the taskbar and have it bring that program (thumbnail being hovered over) to the forefront to be able to move a file or launch a file? negative. just now (literally) tested on my work pc running 24H2 with ZERO modifications, aside from GPOs, and worked perfectly fine. glad you got it working but that feature isnt disabled on 24H2 and i never had that issue on 23H2 eitehr.

Im_Baked · 2025-06-12T10:59:11-0400

It's never worked for me since I started using Windows 11 7 months ago. Even with a fresh format and install it's oddly never worked. I've read some stuff online about it not working using the Administrator account, and that's what I'm using.

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