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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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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.
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    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
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        sambul95
        Iron Contributor
        May 26, 2019

         

        Drew1903 wrote:
        I have hardly used or opened Start menu since in the early 7 days. 

        I start frequent programs from Taskbar, and other from Windows Search. Some apps are portable, so I create and access shortcuts via Desktop Toolbar in Portable Apps folder, or quickly find them with https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/. Newly installed apps are faster to launch from Start Menu, which would benefit from Quick Search field.

         

        I try to keep desktop clean, and place frequent webpage shortcuts on https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speed-dial/ejbjamhkdedinncaeiackcdehpccoejm?hl=en, and very few in Favorites, since browser is the primary app to work on the web. I deal with various pro topics, so its useless to keep many favorites or tab sessions unless accompanied by comments, pics, tables, and related info. 

  • 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


      • Robert Wade's avatar
        Robert Wade
        Iron Contributor
        May 08, 2019

        Still waiting to see Pin To Start added to Edge.  I switched to the Canary builds, hoping it would show up there first.

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