How do I pin an app to my desktop in Windows 8?

How do I pin an app to my desktop in Windows 8?

Pin apps and folders to the desktop or taskbar

  1. Press and hold (or right-click) an app, and then select More > Pin to taskbar.
  2. If the app is already open on the desktop, press and hold (or right click) the app’s taskbar button, and then select Pin to taskbar.

How do I pin Start button in Windows 8?

On the Start Menu, right-click a blank space or an icon. After that, select All apps on the bottom right corner. Step 2: Pin a program to the Start Menu. On the Apps screen, locate and right-click the program you want to pin to the Start Menu, and then tap Pin to Start button on the lower left.

Can I pin a window on top?

When you have a window you want to pin to be always on top, click that system tray icon. Your pointer turns into a pin and you can then click any window to pin it so that it’s always on top.

How do I pin a window on top of Chrome?

To set a webpage on top you just need to open the webpage in Google Chrome, then right-click and then select ‘Always On Top’. The webpage will be opened in a new customized window that would always stay on top.

Where are pinned apps saved in Windows 8?

By default, your pinned apps on the taskbar are saved in both locations below. In Windows 8 and 8.1, you will not be able to pin modern Store apps to the taskbar. These can only be pinned to the Start screen. In the Windows 8.1 Update to be released on April 8th 2014 via Windows Update, you will now be able to Pin to Taskbar modern apps.

How do I pin an app to the taskbar?

1. Open the Apps screen, and do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do. 2. To Pin a App to Taskbar ​ A) Right click or press and hold on a listed app that you would like to pin to the taskbar to select (check it), then click/tap on Pin to taskbar in the bottom application bar or context menu. (see screenshots below)​

How to open pinned programs in Windows 8?

You can also open a program (app) pinned to the taskbar by pressing the :winkey:+ # (1 to 10) keys from anywhere in Windows 8. You would use a number for how the pinned program is ordered on the taskbar from left to right (for taskbar at top or bottom) or top to bottom (for taskbar at left or right) location on the desktop.

What do you need to know about the PINIT app?

Description PinIt app allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, and hobbies. Users can browse other pinboards for images, re-pin images to their own pinboards, or like photos.

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