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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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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.
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    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. 

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      Robert Wade
      Iron Contributor
      May 26, 2019

      Drew1903 

      You do you.  I fell in love with the Start Screen in Windows 8 and I've never looked back.  I INSIST on using the full screen Start Menu.  I refuse to put anything on the Task Bar or the Desktop.  The Start Menu is the ONLY way I want to access my preferred setup.  I will not compromise on this, and there is nothing anyone can say that will influence my opinion.

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        Drew1903
        Silver Contributor
        May 26, 2019
        Easy boy, down boy.

        I, certainly, was trying to change anyone's mind or MO.

        Cheers,
        Drew

        Sent from my Windows Phone

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