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Windows 8 Pin Program to Windows 8/8.1 Start Menu

How to Pin Program to Windows 8/8.1 Start Menu

By Jennifer | Last Updated

Do you think that it is time-wasting to find apps on Windows 8/8.1 computer? If you want to save the time of searching programs, you are suggested to pin them to the start menu. And this article will tell you how to pin a program to the Windows 8/8.1 start menu and illustrate the steps with photos.

Video guide on how to pin program to Windows 8 start menu:

Steps to pin a program to Windows 8/8.1 start menu:

Step 1: Open all apps.

On the Start Menu, right-click a blank space or an icon. After that, select All apps on the bottom right corner.

choose All apps

Step 2: Pin a program to the Start Menu.

On the Apps screen, locate and right-click the program you want to pin to the Start Menu, and then tap Pin to Start button on the lower left.

select PIN to start

In the following picture, you can see that the program has been pinned to Start Menu.

app pined to start menu

Tips:

If you want to remove a program from the Start Menu, right-click the program and choose Unpin from Start button on the bottom left corner.

select unpin from start

Right now, you can follow the above steps to pin programs to the start menu, and you are able to open them directly from the start menu in the future.

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