How to Pin Recycle Bin to Taskbar in Windows 11 & 10

Do you wish to pin or move the Recycle Bin icon to the taskbar in Windows 10 or Windows 11? If this is the case for you then you’re at the right place. In this Windows 11 post, we’ll show you how to pin Recycle Bin to the taskbar in Windows 11 or Windows 10.

In the meantime, some users choose to have their icons pinned to the taskbar rather than having them on their desktop for quicker access. On the other hand, some desktop icons can only be pinned to the Start menu or taskbar at first glance. The Recycle Bin, for example, does not have the ability to be pinned to the Windows 11 or Windows 10 taskbar.

Moreover, whether it’s Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10, or Windows 11. One of the most often utilized features of the Windows operating system is the Recycle Bin. In reality, Windows OS displays the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop when you perform a clean install of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, or Windows 11.

Pin Recycle Bin to the Taskbar in Windows 11 & 10

Drag and drop is the simplest approach to pin a file to the taskbar. However, dragging and dropping the recycle bin into the File Explorer’s jumplist instead of as a separate icon will add it to the File Explorer’s jumplist. Because the recycle bin is a component of the File Explorer, this is the case. As a result, Windows adds it to the list of shortcuts.

You must manually create a recycle bin shortcut to the taskbar in order to see the recycle bin icon. The good news is that we can attain our goals in a variety of ways. Let me teach you how to pin the recycle bin to the taskbar in Windows 10 or Windows 11 in this simple guide.

Note: The below screenshots are taken on Windows 11 and steps will be identical to Windows 10 as well.

Step 1. Right-click on the desktop, select New item, and then click Shortcut.

Step 2. Add the following location and then click Next.

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe shell:RecycleBinFolder

Step 3. Type the shortcut name like Recycle Bin and click Finish.

Step 4. Since the recycle bin is part of Windows Explorer, it uses the default File Explorer icon. To change that, right-click on the shortcut and select Show more options.

Step 5. Now, select Properties.

Step 6. Click Change Icon.

Step 7. Add the below mentioned line in the Look for icons in this file field and press Enter.

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll

Step 8. Select the Recycle Bin icon and select OK.

Step 9. Finally, click Apply and then OK.

Step 10. Right-click on the Recycle Bin icon and select Show more options.

Step 11. The last step is to click on the Pin to taskbar option.

Step 12. As you can see in the screenshot below the Recycle Bin icon is added to the Windows 11 taskbar.

Remove the Recycle Bin Icon from Windows 11

• Right-click on the Recycle Bin icon and then choose Unpin from the taskbar.

These were the steps to pin Recycle Bin to the taskbar in Windows 11 or Windows 11. Remember that there’s no direct way to pin Recycle Bin to the taskbar and you must create a shortcut.

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