Apr 08 2019 09:11 AM
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. I want to always be able to pin websites to my Start Menu.
Apr 08 2019 09:14 AM
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Apr 20 2019 06:49 PM
@Robert Wade
Oh, no wonder, Robert, that I couldn't make sense of that :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:;)
Cheers,
Drew
May 08 2019 08:19 AM
Still waiting to see Pin To Start added to Edge. I switched to the Canary builds, hoping it would show up there first.
May 08 2019 02:25 PM
@Robert Wade
Anxious for that, too. Surprised wasn't there @ the onset. Would make a heaps more sense than, Pin to desktop that is there, now.
Cheers,
Drew
May 09 2019 03:02 AM
@Robert Wade definitely, there are many touch screen devices. i used these 2in1s for about 5 years. asus, acer, dell, lenovo, hp. surface and all oems, tablet mode is very important! and for tablet mode, pin to start is a must.
for about 5 years, i never used The desktop UI , every thing are in the start menu (start screen)
May 09 2019 03:12 AM
@Tom_bae
Tom, there are a few different approaches. Example: I hardly ever, super-rarely > Start (haven't since way back in early 7 days); but, that's not using a tablet, either.. But, what is, also, missing from Edge C, right now, that is, also, an absolute must-have is Pin to taskbar!
Someone said pin to desktop and then, Pin to start from there... That's about as silly as having Pin to desktop, at all, in the 1st place. Put things that make sense, that people want & need such as, Pin to start & Pin to task bar.
Cheers,
Drew
May 24 2019 10:49 AM
Same here.
I use for my father’s pc the full screen start menu and have pined all his programs and Websites that he normally uses.
He loves that all is accessable from one place with the push of the windows key.
But with the new Egde it is way too much complicated for him to pin a new website to start.
Please consider to not remove this feature from Edge.
May 24 2019 01:20 PM
@Drachenboot
As has been said, the silly Pin to desktop has to go. What MUST exist is Pin to Start & Pin to taskbar, period & soon!
Cheers,
Drew
May 24 2019 02:57 PM - edited May 25 2019 08:06 AM
@Drachenboot wrote:I use for my father’s pc the full screen start menu and have pined all his programs and Websites that he normally uses.
I wonder why not pin frequently used websites to Edge New / Home Tab tiles or Favorites Bar rather then mix up installed programs with web page links in Start Menu? As the list of installed programs and apps grows, it can get unmanageable and hard to navigate fast.
Why not open a few frequently used websites at once as a session? Combine it with The Great Suspender extension to render only focused tab at the session launch. One can also choose in Edge Settings to open last used tabs as a session at browser launch.
But if a website shortcut is a live tile, it might make sense to add it to live tiles area of Start Menu.
May 24 2019 04:02 PM
Hi All. I just want to make sure that I understand the ask clearly. What you are asking for is a way to pin specific web sites to the Start menu, so that when you click on them, Microsoft Edge will launch to that page? Or, are you asking for the ability to pin the browser to the Start menu? For the second, we do have a work around, because it is a program, it shows up in the All Programs list, you can right click there and Pin To Start. This isn't the same as the Pin to Desktop option in the more menu, but it is a work around to get you unblocked. You can also drag and drop the program from the All Programs list to the taskbar, if that is your preferred launching pad.
Thanks, Elliot
May 24 2019 05:29 PM - edited May 25 2019 08:05 AM
@Elliot Kirk wrote:What you are asking for is a way to pin specific web sites to the Start menu?
My suggestion is: instead of multiple Add To options, offer one option "Create shortcut to site" with choices: 1. on Taskbar , 2. on Desktop, 3. on New Tab, 4. in Start Menu
I prefer only shortcuts on New/Home Tab, but for (optional) live tiles - Start Menu is also a good place. Since most website devs don't master live tile art, it might be an interesting task to automate a basic live tile generation from the webpage when warranted by dynamically changing content. But it sounds like a very distant priority. :)
May 24 2019 06:35 PM
May 25 2019 06:33 AM - edited May 25 2019 06:47 AM
You see it as an experienced IT user.
My father uses 3-5 programs and the rest are websites and even that are few. For this the big start menu is excellent as a dashboard with which he can achieve anything he wants.
@Elliot Kirk
Yes, i mean Pin a specific URL as tile that will launch Edge with that URL.
This function is currently in the old Edge (see screenshot)
But what i like from the new "pin to Desktop" is the new dialog to change the Pin description.
It would be great if we also got this dialogue for "pin to start".
The old Edge always took the name automatically from HTML tag <title>, which is not always ideal.
May 25 2019 08:15 AM
@Drachenboot wrote:You see it as an experienced IT user.
My father uses 3-5 programs and the rest are websites and even that are few. For this the big start menu is excellent as a dashboard with which he can achieve anything he wants.
I respect your point of view, but you might shown your father the wrong habit. There is no advantage in browser launch speed, when opening a website from Start Menu compare to New Tab / Home page tile. But there's a big advantage in work flow, i.e. PC use culture, when proper methods are used to accomplish proper tasks. Try empowering your farther with this way to think, and suddenly he'll start using and installing other software more often. You'll overcome this way natural hesitance of some older folks in using tech. :)
May 25 2019 09:16 AM
May 25 2019 09:50 AM - edited May 25 2019 09:30 PM
@Robert Wade wrote:
No, how about you respect the voice of the CUSTOMER?
Hi Robert_Wade,
I'm an Edge user just like you. And in fact suggested exactly what you ask, and more. The difference is, I don't demand anything since its unethical, counterproductive, and pure choice. What I found Edge team is quite responsive to reasonable suggestions, not only in replies, but more important in factual changes to the browser time permitting. But... they don't have to.
Meanwhile, I don't ask you to change or review your habits. Its your choice. But imagine that other folks have their own views and habits too, and share them on the board. You prefer Tablet view, but I find it counterproductive while using a PC. Stay cool. :)