Pin a Web Link to the Start Menu?

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Is there a way to pin a web page (link) to the Start Menu? I cannot seem to find any way outlined.

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I found it. You can do it if you use Edge as the browser. I haven’t yet found any way with IE or Firefox
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Chuck Billow

Chuck Billow

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You can add a URL to the All apps (left side of Start Menu) then also opt to have it/them as a Tile(s).

Open the Start Menu/Programs folder by highlighting and selecting the text below:

%appdata%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

. . . copy, then paste it into the ‘Search Box’ on the Taskbar.
Click the entry to open the folder:

Minimise the folder.
Open your browser with the URL you want on view.
Select and drag the ‘Favicon’ of the opened webpage :

. . . down to the minimised folder (keep the left click down) where it will open for you to drop the shortcut into the folder. Be careful not to drop it into any existing folders within the Programs folder as it/they will be harder to find.

The URL shortcut will then appear in the All apps part of the Start Menu, where it will appear with new next to it.
You can either r/click and op to Pin to Start as a Tile, or simply drag it over to the right so it appears as a Tile.

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Create a shortcut on the Desktop modifying the url as in the following example:-

C:Windowsexplorer.exe http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2654993

You may then change the icon if you wish.

Drag the shortcut onto the Taskbar and delete the one from the desktop, which is no longer required.

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@ Moonshine

If you had clicked on “More” instead of “Pin to Start” you should have seen “Pin to Taskbar”, which is what the OP wants.

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@Coochin

“Is there a way to pin a web page (link) to the Start Menu?” – where is the Taskbar mentioned?

If a URL is required in the Taskbar, I’d do as in this link : http://windowssecrets.com/forums/showthread//176462-How-to-Pin-Shortcut-to-Taskbar?p=1059966&viewfull=1#post1059966

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After clicking on “More” in your last screenshot in your #3 post.

Did you even check under “More”?

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The OP wants to “Pin a Web Link to the Start Menu “

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@Coochin

“Did I even check under More?”

Yes – this is what you see when you check More in a URL link:

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