You want an icon for a specific program (like Chrome, Word, or a game) to sit in the taskbar so you can open it with one click.
Click the Start button, find your app in the list, right-click it, and select More > Pin to taskbar (Windows 10) or Show more options > Pin to taskbar (Windows 11). add desktop icon to taskbar
Dragging a Desktop shortcut to a UWP app (e.g., Spotify, Netflix) may fail because the shortcut lacks the proper AppUserModelID . Windows ignores the .lnk and cannot resolve the target. You want an icon for a specific program
For a desktop shortcut: