
Therefore, the Gmail shortcut you create with Chrome and pin to the taskbar is just that, a shortcut. This isn’t unexpected considering Microsoft invested a lot in Edge revamp to make it more competitive and it closely resembles Chrome these days. This will work as a PWA (Progressive Web Apps), but not quite like the one that can be installed via Edge. To add Google Gmail to a Windows 10/Windows 11 taskbar, you’ll need to create a shortcut first and then pin it to the taskbar.

Everything you need to know is below so make sure to check the instructions we provided. You can add Gmail to your taskbar on Windows 10 or Windows 11 by creating a shortcut/installing PWA with either Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

Despite some industry oscillations regarding PWAs (Progressive Web Apps), making apps out of websites is a promising prospect for many platforms.
