Use this tool to bring back the drag and drop feature to the taskbar to open files by dragging the files into a running application on Windows 11.
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Windows 11 Build 22557: NEW: Drag & Drop in the taskbar, Start folder, Task Manager, Do not disturb, more
To simplify taskbar usage in Windows 11, Microsoft ultimately removed some useful features, including the ability to drag and drop files to open them with a running application.
Although the company may bring back support again, in the meantime, a small tool has appeared on GitHub that allows you to drag and drop files to mimic the same missing functionality of opening the file with the running application.
This guide will show you how to restore drag and drop support for the taskbar in Windows 11.
