According to the news on December 30 of this website, Microsoft win11 system has made significant changes to the taskbar and start menu. Its practice of canceling the drag and drop function of the taskbar program has aroused a large number of user dissatisfaction, but the official is expected to repair it in the future. According to foreign media MS poweruser, a developer has created a small tool that can easily bring the drag and drop function of taskbar program to win11.
This program is called "windows 11 drag & drop to the taskbar (fix)" and is currently open source in GitHub. The developer's nickname is Dr. Mona Lisa. After running the gadget, it will reside in the tray in the lower right corner of the taskbar.
This website found that if you want to run the program, you need to install Microsoft Visual C + + 2015-2022 runtime, otherwise you will be prompted for missing DLL files after opening.
This program will not change any registry key (except when it is set to auto start), nor will it inject DLL into other processes. It is very safe, and it can be used immediately without installation.
Usage steps: the user holds down the left mouse button, drags the file to be opened and drags it to the icon of the taskbar program, and a thumbnail will pop up. After a short pause of about 1 second, the application window will open automatically. Continue to drag the file and release it in the window to open the file.
The principle of the program is: first judge the mouse behavior, then simulate the keyboard "Win + T" shortcut key to switch the taskbar window, and then automatically open the window. It is equal to automatically opening the foreground window of the program through a series of simulation operations, so that users can directly drag files into it.
This website understands that this program can be downloaded from GitHub: Click to open it
https://github.com/HerMajestyDrMona/Windows11DragAndDropToTaskbarFix#windows-11-drag--drop-to-the-taskbar-fix