Very annoying. Can only pin certain system programs

ksdixon

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Default Programs and Device Manager will allow me to 'pin to start screen' by right clicking them.
But Mouse and Windows Defender do not.

Power Options is just bleeding awkward, in that it will not let me right click and pin to start screen when I am right clickign on the pinned Power Options in the Control Panel taskbar icon, but ti will let me pin to start screen if I right click it from an open 'Control Panel > All Control Panel Items' window.

Why is there so much disconnect between this? They are all desktop-related.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
It would have to do with how the programs were created. Not all of them are their own separate executable file that could be pinned to the taskbar, but are MSC snap-ins or are possibly even a DLL file that gets run using scvhost or rundll, one of those generic container programs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
Default Programs and Device Manager will allow me to 'pin to start screen' by right clicking them.
But Mouse and Windows Defender do not.

Power Options is just bleeding awkward, in that it will not let me right click and pin to start screen when I am right clickign on the pinned Power Options in the Control Panel taskbar icon, but ti will let me pin to start screen if I right click it from an open 'Control Panel > All Control Panel Items' window.

Why is there so much disconnect between this? They are all desktop-related.

Would "God-Mode" be of any help?

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/37530-control-panel-all-tasks-toolbar-create-windows-8-a.html

Rich
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Windows Defender is it's own program and can be pinned to the Start Screen. From the Start Screen just start typing 'Defender'. When it appears in the list, right click on it to pin it.

As far as Control Panel functions, they may or may not have their own executable. Most are plugins to the Control Panel and therefore cannot be pinned.

Have you right clicked on the Windows icon in the lower left? Many Control Panel functions are there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel I-7 860
    Motherboard
    Asus P7B
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 580
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer (Primary), Asus (secondary), Sony TV (third)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 128GB SSD Windows 8 Boot Drive
    WD Black 1 TB (2 ea)
    WD Red 3 TB
    WD Black 500GB
    Keyboard
    MS 1000
    Mouse
    MS Flip
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FIOS 35/35
    Browser
    IE 11, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
    Antivirus
    Windows 8 Defender (MS Security Essentials)
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