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Robert Wade
Iron Contributor
Apr 08, 2019

Edge Insider feature request - Pin to Start

I see that Pin to Task Bar is available in the More Tools, but I do NOT use the Task Bar at all.  I MUCH prefer the Start Menu, and normall have all our devices set to Tablet Mode w/Full Screen Start...
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Anonymous
Apr 20, 2019
You actually can do one better. You navigate to the ... menu then go to Apps. Select the option that says, INSTALL (Whatever page you're saving.) It will then create a shortcut on your desktop to that website favorite and when you click on it, it will open as a stand alone app. It's really nice.

HOWEVER, if you're looking for the standard open Edge browser. Simply use the More Tools>Pin to Desktop feature. Once it's on your Desktop, you can right click to Pin to Start then delete the Desktop shortcut.
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    jamesk1955
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 05, 2020

    Man, that's a rough solution.  Especially as a replacement for a two-click "pin to start" button.....

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    Drew1903
    Silver Contributor
    Jul 11, 2019

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    And understand, all this is doing is creating & throwing shortcuts all over the place & creating unnecessary steps or actions & unnecessarily complicating things, making them more complex & inefficient.  Some may prefer the look & function of an app window instead, of a normal web page for a certain site(s) ... but, if not, then the exercise is an unnecessary & unhelpful effort.

    Cheers,
    Drew

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    Robert Wade
    Iron Contributor
    Apr 20, 2019
    Thanks for the workaround. I much prefer the direct pin-to-Start, though. It's annoying to pin something to the Desktop. That means I have to get OUT of Tablet Mode(which all my cookies are configured for) just to get to the Desktop in order to follow your suggestion. I never use the Deskop, I run all programs in Full Screen or Snapped.
    • PedestrianMan's avatar
      PedestrianMan
      Copper Contributor
      May 25, 2019
      To pile on, in addition to not using the desktop, I don't even have the icons visible. The start menu is a much more organized way to manage shortcuts than the desktop.
      • Drew1903's avatar
        Drew1903
        Silver Contributor
        May 26, 2019
        And, here's this...

        I have hardly used or opened Start menu since in the early 7 days. Have an all Applications window, put very little on desktop and no desktop icons show, have the Desktop toolbar enabled for that. One can access everything in quicker, handier, more direct ways than bothering with a Start menu 😊

        Cheers,
        Drew

        Sent from my Windows Phone
    • Robert Wade's avatar
      Robert Wade
      Iron Contributor
      Apr 20, 2019
      LOL, "cookies" should be "computers".
      • Drew1903's avatar
        Drew1903
        Silver Contributor
        Apr 21, 2019

        Robert Wade 

        Oh, no wonder, Robert, that I couldn't make sense of that 😁😉

        Cheers,
        Drew


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