Pin an app to the desktop (or folder)

caveman88 · 15 Sep 2015

I have a folder that I keep certain program shortcuts to keep from cluttering up the Start menu. I am having a problem pinning certain apps in W10. I would like to pin a couple of the games that I downloaded from the Store. When I right click. I have three choices - Pin to Start, Pin to Taskbar, Uninstall. There is No Open File Location. Is there a reason for this? On most of the other apps, I can Open File Location and copy the app to the desktop or my folder.

CAN I do this or is Windows 10 protecting certain programs for some reason?

Z

BunnyJ · 15 Sep 2015

I just did a drag and drop and it works fine.. give that a shot.

Jeff

Yup.. and what Shawn said.

Brink · 15 Sep 2015

Hello Z, :)

Since these are Windows apps (aka: modern apps) from the Store, they are not the same as desktop apps.

As a workaround, you can drag and drop the Windows app from Start to you desktop to create a shortcut of it. Afterwards, you can mode the shortcut where you like.

caveman88 · 15 Sep 2015

I could have sworn that I did try the drag and drop and nothing happened. I tried it again and it worked.

Thanks,
Z

Brink · 15 Sep 2015

Great news.