Hello Everyone.

With the launch of Windows 8 Microsoft has reached new hights in User Interface. But though the UI has changed from good (windows 7) to wicked cool (Windows the same amount of learning curve is required. As you wont find the options so easily as you do on windows 7. So thats why i have started this WINDOWS 8 HOW TO series to help everyone find there way through windows 8.

So this time i will start off with tips on how to pin and unpin apps from Metro Start Screen.

If you want to pin an app on the Metro Start Sceen just follow the steps below:

1. Hover your mouse over the bottom most and left most corner of your screen. Click on search. ALternatively you can press Windows key + F.

Start Click

2. Select apps from search list on the right and find the app you want o pin.

3. Now if you don’t see you rapp listed here then you need to go to the start menu folder (hidden by default) and create a shortcut form the app’s .exe file in the Start Menu folder and the trying searcing for the app again. The folders to see for Start Menu items are :

For Your Account Only:
C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

For All User Accounts: (must be administrator)
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs