I’m trying to write a C# application that can pin a shortcut to the taskbar in both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
I’ve found some information online, but I’m having trouble getting it to work consistently.
I found an api which helps in pinning current app to taskbar, but I want to pin its shortcut

I have also tried using powershell, but it’s not working

Here’s the code I’ve been using:

private static void PinShortcutToTaskbar(string shortcutPath)
{
    // Path to the Taskbar's pinned items folder
    string taskbarPath = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData),
                "Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\Taskbar");

    try
    {
        // Define the destination path
        string destinationPath = Path.Combine(taskbarPath, Path.GetFileName(shortcutPath));

        // Copy the shortcut to the taskbar pinned items folder
        File.Copy(shortcutPath, destinationPath, true);
                
        // Using Shell.Application to invoke the pin command
        var shell = new Shell32.Shell();
        var folder = shell.NameSpace(taskbarPath);
        var folderItem = folder.ParseName(Path.GetFileName(shortcutPath));
                
        // Invoke the pin command
        folderItem.InvokeVerb("pintaskbar");
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Failed to pin shortcut: {ex.Message}");
    }
}

I noticed how chrome is doing the same when we visit a website (goibibo) supporting web app: how it shows a dialog in window to add it in taskbar.

I tried code from following link:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1309489/powershell-commands-for-pinneditem-item-to-taskbar
/questions/31720595/pin-program-to-taskbar-using-ps-in-windows-10
/questions/74809556/win-11-pin-unpin-a-shortcut-programmatically-using-c-sharp

I want to achieve similar as attached in screenshot
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