Start Screen - Pin or Unpin App, Folder, or Drive in Windows 8

wecaan · Oct 5, 2011

This is so weird. The metro UI Internet Explorer completely disappeared from my system. I am not sure what I had done. I don't even remember unpinning it. It doesn't show up in search. Oh well. No full screen browsing for me!

Avalon · Oct 5, 2011

wecaan said:
This is so weird. The metro UI Internet Explorer completely disappeared from my system. I am not sure what I had done. I don't even remember unpinning it. It doesn't show up in search. Oh well. No full screen browsing for me!

That's weird... and one of the things I actually want to do. Ha.
Are you able to pin the non-metro one, or is IE disabled altogether?

Brink · Oct 5, 2011

wecaan said:
This is so weird. The metro UI Internet Explorer completely disappeared from my system. I am not sure what I had done. I don't even remember unpinning it. It doesn't show up in search. Oh well. No full screen browsing for me!

Hello Wecaan, and welcome to Eight Forums.

You might be able to create the shortcut from the tutorial below to find the Metro IE10 in it to be able to add the Metro IE10 to the Apps screen, then pin to the Start screen again.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2778-metro-apps-open-desktop-windows-8-a.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

wecaan · Oct 7, 2011

Thanks for the tutorial Shawn. I created the apps shortcut file on the Desktop and the internet explore that's in that file is the regular one. The Metro Style IE vanished without a trace.

A lot of people hate the Metro APPS, but I was looking forward to embracing the future. Why did this happen to me!

Avalon · Oct 7, 2011

Lucky for you... I've been trying to remove it (or at least keep the same icon and launch an explorer version) and have had no such luck...

wecaan · Oct 9, 2011

Avalon said:
Lucky for you... I've been trying to remove it (or at least keep the same icon and launch an explorer version) and have had no such luck...

What is stopping you from removing it? I thought you just unpin and then pin the regular IE.

Brink · Oct 9, 2011

wecaan said:
Thanks for the tutorial Shawn. I created the apps shortcut file on the Desktop and the internet explore that's in that file is the regular one. The Metro Style IE vanished without a trace.

A lot of people hate the Metro APPS, but I was looking forward to embracing the future. Why did this happen to me!

Wecaan,

Sorry for the late reply.

You should also be able to pin Metro IE10 to Apps using the method in the screenshot below. Afterwards, you can use this tutorial to pin it to the Metro Start screen, and drag/drop IE10 from the far right side of the Start screen to where you want it on the Start screen.

sohointegration · Oct 11, 2011

@mikedl: Did you ever find a way to pin CMD to the Metro screen? I use the command prompt all the time... I am lost without it so I need it in a handy place!

Brink · Oct 11, 2011

Hello Sohointegration,

You might see if this may work for you as well.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...metro-start-screen-windows-8-a.html#post31409

sohointegration · Oct 11, 2011

Brink: thanks so much! That works like a charm... guess I just didn't read everything close enough. Lovin' this Preview... so much fun to play with something different! Again, many thanks!

Brink · Oct 11, 2011

You're most welcome. I'm happy to hear that it worked for you as well.

JaidynM · Oct 12, 2011

Very nice tutorial. +1

Kynix · Dec 18, 2011

Is it possible to pin any .exe files to the start menu like godmode?

Brink · Dec 18, 2011

Hello Kynix,

The .exe would have to be added to the "Apps" screen first, but after that yes you would be able to pin the .exe to the "Start" screen if you like.

Windunce · Jan 31, 2012

wecaan said:
Oh well. No full screen browsing for me!

Function Key Number 11. That should get to you to full screen browsing again using the browser that remains.

Refresh will get everything back, but you do loose ALL the programs that you install and ALL your tweaks.
I have not yet tried System Restore. Why don't you be the guinea pig and let us now how it goes...ha ha

Windunce · Jan 31, 2012

Having no luck whatsoever with this one. It worked fine in XP/Vista/7. But I can't seem to pin to either the Metro Start screen nor
the Task Bar. So it's stuck on my desktop where it does work fine.

BUT....for eons I've had "Show Desktop Items" unchecked, so now I'm back to Win 3.0 icons.
So much for the future!

Brink · Jan 31, 2012

Hello Windunce,

What exactly are you trying to pin to the "Start" screen?

It would have to be a shortcut or application (.exe file) that was already pinned to the "Apps" screen. From the "Apps" screen, you would be able to pin it to the "Start" screen.

Think of it like this. The "Apps" screen is the Windows 8 version of the Windows 7/Vista Start Menu "All Programs" area. The "Start" screen is the Windows 8 version of the Windows 7/Vista Start Menu "pin to" area (top of Start Menu).

Windunce · Jan 31, 2012

Sigh. Sorry

I have no idea how to explain this in ten words or less. But I'll try to keep it as short as possible.
As in the bottom right of the picture, go to Control Panel-Network and Internet-Network and Sharing.

Then on the left click on the 'Text' Change Adapter Setting'

This will take you to the "Wired Internet Connection" or whatever type of connection adapter you are using.
Right click on it and choose "Create Shortcut"
A dialogue box comes up and states it cannot create a shortcut on that screen but it asks if you would
like to create a shortcut on the Desktop.

I chose to do just that and it placed the shortcut as pictured.
I then went to the properties and pasted that into the collage also.

Now, in Win XP-Vista-Win7 I simply drug it down to the Task Bar and it was a done deal.
Heck, try it yourself if you've a Win-7 box handy.

But in WDP when I try to drag/pin it to the taskbar, I get that red-circle VERBOTEN sign and it won't Pin.
So far, not luck with any of the other fixes as of yet.

I really do miss '2 click-Disable' and '1 click-Enabling' that I used very often in WinXP-Vista-Win7

But if it's impossible in WDP, I'll just 8 click and gitter dun

Brink · Jan 31, 2012

Gotcha. You will not be able to pin that shortcut since it's not an application shortcut just like in Windows 7.

If you like, you could use the "Network Connections" shortcut in the tutorial below instead to use to pin to the taskbar or "Start" screen in Windows 8.

Network Connections - Create Shortcut - Windows 7 Forums

Windunce · Jan 31, 2012

Back to the Future... "The Return Of QL"

Brink said:
just like in Windows 7.

I went totally WTF [Why That Face]. For I just KNEW I was using that shortcut constantly in Win7.
[I wish there was an ALT-TAB for OSes...ha ha

But I went file scrounging and it became quite clear. In Win7 I am still using Quick Launch and
the only 'app' Pinned to the Task Bar is Sticky Notes so I can 'toggle' them on and off quickly to
retain my pristine BLANK desktop. So there it was, clear as mud, the Network Adapter on/off
toggle was in Quick Launch and NOT Pinned to the taskbar.

I had been mucking about with this WDP for about a week or so now, and was trying to force myself
to avoid using Quick Launch. But it looks like this is the deal breaker.

I auto-hide the taskbar and in Win7 both the taskbar and Quick Launch, so real estate isn't an
issue anyway. But thanks and hats off to you for making me realize this fact, AND stopping my
madness at trying to accomplish the impossible!

Cheers
Windunce

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