Add or Remove Recycle Bin to the Windows 11 Taskbar
How to add Recycle Bin from the Taskbar in Windows 11
1. Create a Recycle Bin shortcut
Right-click on the Desktop.
Hover your mouse to New, and then click on Shortcut.
In the ”Type the location of the item” text field, type the following explorer.exe shell:RecycleBinFolder
Click on Next.
In the ‘Type a name for this shortcut’ field, type “Recycle Bin.”
Click Finish.
2. Customizing the Recycle Bin shortcut
Right-click on the Recycle Bin shortcut on your Desktop.
Click Properties.
Click on the Shortcut tab, and then click Change Icon.
In the ‘Look for icons in this file’ text field, type the following text %SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll
Select the trash icon from the list.
Click on OK
Click Apply button, and then click on OK.
3. Pinning the Recycle Bin icon Taskbarbar
After following the above methods, you can now see the Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop. You currently have to pin it to tTaskbarbar, which is easy. Follow the below steps to add the Recycle Bin icon to tTaskbarbar:
Right-click on the Recycle Bin icon.
Click on Show more options.
Click on PinTaskbarkbar.
You should now see the Recycle Bin to your Windows 11 Taskbar.
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