Can't pin folder to Windows Explorer Jump List

I'm running Windows 7 professional and I can pin a folder to the explorer jump list by simply dragging it and dropping it on the explorer Icon. You can also pin a folder by opening the jump list clicking the pin button next to the items listed.

Is you explorer icon on the taskbar the original or have you created it yourself? Have you tried re-creating it?

I figured this out... I utilized this tip (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6709/add-the-recycle-bin-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/) and didnt realize that it replaced all the functionality that the Windows Explorer icon gave... once I removed the recycle bin from my task bar... problem solved!

Why all of a sudden did my links disappear from my Windows Explorer Jump-up menu?
Why can't I drag shortcuts to my taskbar and see them appear in the Jump-up menu of Windows Explorer any longer?

Here's the answer. This one works.

This problem should be caused by corrupted user account. Try perform a system restore:

1. Click the Start Button, type "system restore" (without quotation marks) in the Start Search box and press Enter. Click Continue if necessary.
2. Click Choose a different restore point, and click Next.
3. Choose a time before the issue occurs and click Next.
4. Click Finish and click Yes to confirm the operation.

If the problem still happens, create a new account and to see if the issue persists.

1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel.
2. Under the Classic View, double click "User Accounts".
3. Click "Manager another account" and click "Create a new account".
4. Input the user name, select "Computer administrator" as the desired account type, and then click "Create Account".
5. Restart your computer and log on as the new created user account.

Via this thread

1. Go here %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\

2. Delete 1b4dd67f29cb1962.automaticDestinations-ms

... this will clear your jump list.

Alternatively, I just deleted all the items in the folder and %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations .

It's 2015 and still I was looking for how to do that. This is the answer I found here:

So I discovered how to pin any folder to the Windows Explorer jump list on the Windows 7 task bar. Any entries in the 'Frequent' menu can be pinned using its context menu, but a folder that does not appear in the 'Frequent' menu can still be pinned just by dragging its path from the address bar in the Explorer window onto the task bar icon. The pinned folders can then be accessed by using the context menu of the task bar button.

And it works on Windows 8.1 too.

Same thing as said here on dummies.