Solved How to remove a URL shortcut from the Apps sceen

patricchambers

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Greetings from Colorado;

I'm new to Windows 8.1 - Been playing around with putting shortcuts on my Metro desktop. I opened IE11 from my standard desktop and got to a website I liked then clicked on the gear in IE11 and clicked Add Site To Apps; which worked just fine. But I later found a better website than that one. So I went to my Apps screen and attempted to Uninstall it just like any other App that I no longer wanted; but, the uninstall option was not available. So now I appear to be stuck with this URL shortcut in my Apps menu. So how do I remove an App listing in my App menu when it doesn't give an option to remove or uninstall it?

Regards, Patric
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPowerPC
    CPU
    Intel
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    WebRoot

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz - S1155
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67 LE Rev3, Intel P67, S115
    Memory
    8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
    Sound Card
    On-Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 24" {Extended Display}
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    300GB Seagate Barracuda 7200
    PSU
    550W Coolermaster GX550
    Case
    Silverstone Precision PS04B
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    80MB
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MSE / Windows Defender
That worked great, Thanks very much. I just thought it should have given me an option to Delete/Remove/Uninstall right from the Right-click options without having to go to the actual file location. But it worked and I'll remember how to do that for other URL shortcuts.

Thanks again, Patric
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPowerPC
    CPU
    Intel
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    WebRoot
Glad that helped :thumbsup:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz - S1155
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67 LE Rev3, Intel P67, S115
    Memory
    8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
    Sound Card
    On-Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 24" {Extended Display}
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    300GB Seagate Barracuda 7200
    PSU
    550W Coolermaster GX550
    Case
    Silverstone Precision PS04B
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    80MB
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MSE / Windows Defender
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