Windows 10: Cannot pin Excel workbook to taskbar icon

I used to see a list of pinned and not pinned files with a right click on the Excel icon pinned to my taskbar. That no longer happens. And now, after consulting all online fixes, I cannot pin an Excel workbook to the taskbar icon. Running Windows 11 with all the latest updates. If I drag the file icon to the Excel icon it shows as not possible screenshot below. If I right click the Excel icon on the Start button there is no list of recent files. I have checked all settings including advanced and the options to display recent files etc. are all enabled.

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Excel Taskbar Icon not showing pinned workbooks

The Office 365 Excel Taskbar icon will not show list of pinned workbooks. I have to open Excel and then select from pinned workbooks.

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Win10 x64 version 1909 (OS build 18262.657)

 

Trying to move desktop icon to the task bar. Cannot make it “stick” to the taskbar

Hi,

To assist you further, let me ask.

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  When you say “Trying to move desktop icon to the task bar”, you mean pin the excel workbook to the task bar?
  
• what exactly when you try to stick the excel file to the taskbar?

If you are trying to pin the excel workbook to the taskbar.

Follow the steps below.

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  Click on the start menu, select the icon and right-click on the icon.
  
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  From the list, select pin it to taskbar or pin it to start.
  

Also, you can drag the icon from the desktop and drop on the task bar.

I hope the information is helpful and if the issue still persists, we’ll be glad to assists you.

Thank you.

 

How to pin Excel pinned files to taskbar icon?

Hi,

Please note that the pinned files on Windows taskbar are not the same as the pinned files in Excel or any Office apps. You would have to use the pin button on the taskbar to pin that file to the taskbar list. To do this, click the Start button, look for Excel icon in your taskbar and right click on it. It will show you your recently opened files in Excel. Hover over the file you want to pin and click on the "Pin to this list" button to pin that file to your taskbar pinned list. Hope this helps!

Thanks.