Pin Websites to Start in Windows 10<\/h4>\n\n- Using “Pin to Start” command via All apps menu<\/a><\/li>\n
- Using “Pin to Start” context menu for Website shortcut<\/a><\/li>\n
- Pin to Start (as app) using Google Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n
- “Pin to Start” using Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a>Pinning Website Shortcuts (.URLs) to Start<\/h2>\nCreate a regular .URL shortcut for the website you’re going to pin. To create a website shortcut on your desktop, visit the website using any browser other than Edge, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox.<\/p>\n
Visit the website in Internet Explorer, right-click on the web page, and click Create shortcut. This method is preferred as the site’s favicon gets stored in the URL.<\/p>\n
![\"pin](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/pin-website-start-menu-6.png\")
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\nIf using Chrome, Firefox, or any other browser, you can drag the site icon (favicon) located near the address bar and to the desktop.<\/p>\n
![\"pin](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/pin-website-start-menu-5-1.png\")
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Dragging the address bar favicon works in Internet Explorer as well. However, when using this method in Internet Explorer, it creates a “Pinned Site shortcut” (.website) file on your desktop, instead of the standard Internet Shortcut. The special site shortcut (.website) launches the website using Internet Explorer instead of your default browser.<\/em><\/p>\nOr, right-click on the desktop, click New > Shortcut,. Type in the website address, such as:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.superuser.com<\/pre>\nThese two methods won’t save the favicon. You need to manually download the favicon and apply it to the URL, using the Change icon option in Properties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Then, open the following folder which stores your Start menu shortcuts:<\/p>\n
%AppData%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs<\/pre>\nMove the URL file you created on the desktop, to the above folder.<\/p>\n
![\"pin](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/pin-website-start-screen-10.png\")
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Click Start and scroll down the All apps<\/strong> list until you see the newly created website shortcut. Note that the newly added items would be shown under the Recently added<\/strong> section.<\/p>\nRight-click on the shortcut and click Pin to Start.<\/p>\n
![\"pin](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/pin-website-start-screen-11.png\")
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That’s it. The website is now pinned to Windows 10 Start, along with the site’s favicon.<\/p>\n
![\"pin](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/pin-website-start-screen-12.png\")
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<\/a>Pinning Website Shortcuts (.URL) from the Context menu<\/h2>\nApply the registry tweak as in the article Pin any file to Windows 10 Start Menu Using a Registry Tweak<\/a>. The registry tweak adds a Pin to Start option for all file types, including website shortcuts having the “.URL” extension.<\/p>\nCreate a site shortcut on the desktop, and change the icon as desired. Move the shortcut to the Start menu – Programs folder.<\/p>\n
%AppData%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs<\/pre>\n![\"pin](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/pin-website-start-menu-10.png\")
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Right-click on it and click Pin to Start.<\/p>\n
This method is almost the same as the 2nd method — only differing in how you Pin the shortcut to the Windows 10 Start screen.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pin Website shortcuts Using Google Chrome<\/h2>\n\n- Open Google Chrome and navigate to the website you want to add to the Start screen.<\/li>\n
- At the top right, click the more button which is denoted by 3 vertical dots.<\/li>\n
- Click More tools and click Create shortcut…<\/strong>
\n![\"chrome](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/chrome-create-site-shortcut.png\")
Note:<\/strong> In older versions of Google Chrome, the option was called Add to Desktop…<\/strong>
\n![\"pin](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/pin-website-start-menu-11.png\")
\nThis adds the website shortcut to the desktop.<\/li>\n- Right-click on the shortcut and click Pin to Start<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Note that this method creates a regular .lnk shortcut pointing to Chrome_Proxy.exe<\/code> (or Chrome.exe<\/code> in older versions) followed by a unique app identifier which only Chrome can recognize. The shortcut target looks like this:<\/p>\n\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome_proxy.exe\" --profile-directory=Default --app-id=ibajjhglmnlmhjnnefebjibknochnfdk<\/pre>\nDouble-clicking this shortcut or the Start menu item launches the website using Google Chrome.<\/p>\n
You can pin as many website shortcuts to the Start screen.<\/p>\n
Quick Tip #1:<\/strong> You may apply the Google Chrome Start menu icon fix as in the article Google Chrome Start Screen Tile Icon Large (Fix)<\/a>, to get rid of the black background behind the Chrome icon.<\/p>\nQuick Tip #2:<\/strong> You can still use your preferred keyboard hotkeys<\/a> for your website shortcuts, even if you’ve moved them to the Start menu\\Programs folder per the steps in Method 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<\/a>Pinning websites to Start – Using Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\nMicrosoft Edge has a built-in option to pin the current webpage to the Windows 10 Start screen.<\/p>\n
Note:<\/strong> Microsoft Edge Chromium canary build version 87 introduced the capability to Pin websites to the Start screen. This feature has been incorporated in the regular version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium) in version 90 and higher.<\/p>\nEdge Chromium<\/h3>\n\n- Open Microsoft Edge (Chromium) and open a webpage.<\/li>\n
- Click the ellipsis (three dots) icon on the top right.<\/li>\n
- Click More tools, and click Pin to Start<\/strong>.
\n![\"edge](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ms-edge-chromium-pin-start-taskbar-1.png\")
\nNote that in Edge Chromium version 87 and higher you\u2019ll be able to pin a website to the Start screen in Windows 10. Starting with the new canary build 87.0.661.0, this option has been available.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/a>Pinning Website Shortcuts (.URLs) to Start<\/h2>\nCreate a regular .URL shortcut for the website you’re going to pin. To create a website shortcut on your desktop, visit the website using any browser other than Edge, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox.<\/p>\n
Visit the website in Internet Explorer, right-click on the web page, and click Create shortcut. This method is preferred as the site’s favicon gets stored in the URL.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nIf using Chrome, Firefox, or any other browser, you can drag the site icon (favicon) located near the address bar and to the desktop.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Dragging the address bar favicon works in Internet Explorer as well. However, when using this method in Internet Explorer, it creates a “Pinned Site shortcut” (.website) file on your desktop, instead of the standard Internet Shortcut. The special site shortcut (.website) launches the website using Internet Explorer instead of your default browser.<\/em><\/p>\nOr, right-click on the desktop, click New > Shortcut,. Type in the website address, such as:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.superuser.com<\/pre>\nThese two methods won’t save the favicon. You need to manually download the favicon and apply it to the URL, using the Change icon option in Properties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Then, open the following folder which stores your Start menu shortcuts:<\/p>\n
%AppData%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs<\/pre>\nMove the URL file you created on the desktop, to the above folder.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click Start and scroll down the All apps<\/strong> list until you see the newly created website shortcut. Note that the newly added items would be shown under the Recently added<\/strong> section.<\/p>\nRight-click on the shortcut and click Pin to Start.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
That’s it. The website is now pinned to Windows 10 Start, along with the site’s favicon.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pinning Website Shortcuts (.URL) from the Context menu<\/h2>\nApply the registry tweak as in the article Pin any file to Windows 10 Start Menu Using a Registry Tweak<\/a>. The registry tweak adds a Pin to Start option for all file types, including website shortcuts having the “.URL” extension.<\/p>\nCreate a site shortcut on the desktop, and change the icon as desired. Move the shortcut to the Start menu – Programs folder.<\/p>\n
%AppData%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs<\/pre>\n<\/p>\n
Right-click on it and click Pin to Start.<\/p>\n
This method is almost the same as the 2nd method — only differing in how you Pin the shortcut to the Windows 10 Start screen.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pin Website shortcuts Using Google Chrome<\/h2>\n\n- Open Google Chrome and navigate to the website you want to add to the Start screen.<\/li>\n
- At the top right, click the more button which is denoted by 3 vertical dots.<\/li>\n
- Click More tools and click Create shortcut…<\/strong>
\nNote:<\/strong> In older versions of Google Chrome, the option was called Add to Desktop…<\/strong>
\n
\nThis adds the website shortcut to the desktop.<\/li>\n- Right-click on the shortcut and click Pin to Start<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Note that this method creates a regular .lnk shortcut pointing to Chrome_Proxy.exe<\/code> (or Chrome.exe<\/code> in older versions) followed by a unique app identifier which only Chrome can recognize. The shortcut target looks like this:<\/p>\n\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome_proxy.exe\" --profile-directory=Default --app-id=ibajjhglmnlmhjnnefebjibknochnfdk<\/pre>\nDouble-clicking this shortcut or the Start menu item launches the website using Google Chrome.<\/p>\n
You can pin as many website shortcuts to the Start screen.<\/p>\n
Quick Tip #1:<\/strong> You may apply the Google Chrome Start menu icon fix as in the article Google Chrome Start Screen Tile Icon Large (Fix)<\/a>, to get rid of the black background behind the Chrome icon.<\/p>\nQuick Tip #2:<\/strong> You can still use your preferred keyboard hotkeys<\/a> for your website shortcuts, even if you’ve moved them to the Start menu\\Programs folder per the steps in Method 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<\/a>Pinning websites to Start – Using Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\nMicrosoft Edge has a built-in option to pin the current webpage to the Windows 10 Start screen.<\/p>\n
Note:<\/strong> Microsoft Edge Chromium canary build version 87 introduced the capability to Pin websites to the Start screen. This feature has been incorporated in the regular version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium) in version 90 and higher.<\/p>\nEdge Chromium<\/h3>\n\n- Open Microsoft Edge (Chromium) and open a webpage.<\/li>\n
- Click the ellipsis (three dots) icon on the top right.<\/li>\n
- Click More tools, and click Pin to Start<\/strong>.
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\nNote that in Edge Chromium version 87 and higher you\u2019ll be able to pin a website to the Start screen in Windows 10. Starting with the new canary build 87.0.661.0, this option has been available.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\nIf using Chrome, Firefox, or any other browser, you can drag the site icon (favicon) located near the address bar and to the desktop.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Dragging the address bar favicon works in Internet Explorer as well. However, when using this method in Internet Explorer, it creates a “Pinned Site shortcut” (.website) file on your desktop, instead of the standard Internet Shortcut. The special site shortcut (.website) launches the website using Internet Explorer instead of your default browser.<\/em><\/p>\n Or, right-click on the desktop, click New > Shortcut,. Type in the website address, such as:<\/p>\n These two methods won’t save the favicon. You need to manually download the favicon and apply it to the URL, using the Change icon option in Properties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Then, open the following folder which stores your Start menu shortcuts:<\/p>\n Move the URL file you created on the desktop, to the above folder.<\/p>\n Click Start and scroll down the All apps<\/strong> list until you see the newly created website shortcut. Note that the newly added items would be shown under the Recently added<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n Right-click on the shortcut and click Pin to Start.<\/p>\n That’s it. The website is now pinned to Windows 10 Start, along with the site’s favicon.<\/p>\n Apply the registry tweak as in the article Pin any file to Windows 10 Start Menu Using a Registry Tweak<\/a>. The registry tweak adds a Pin to Start option for all file types, including website shortcuts having the “.URL” extension.<\/p>\n Create a site shortcut on the desktop, and change the icon as desired. Move the shortcut to the Start menu – Programs folder.<\/p>\n Right-click on it and click Pin to Start.<\/p>\n This method is almost the same as the 2nd method — only differing in how you Pin the shortcut to the Windows 10 Start screen.<\/p>\n Note that this method creates a regular .lnk shortcut pointing to Double-clicking this shortcut or the Start menu item launches the website using Google Chrome.<\/p>\n You can pin as many website shortcuts to the Start screen.<\/p>\n Quick Tip #1:<\/strong> You may apply the Google Chrome Start menu icon fix as in the article Google Chrome Start Screen Tile Icon Large (Fix)<\/a>, to get rid of the black background behind the Chrome icon.<\/p>\n Quick Tip #2:<\/strong> You can still use your preferred keyboard hotkeys<\/a> for your website shortcuts, even if you’ve moved them to the Start menu\\Programs folder per the steps in Method 2 and 3.<\/p>\n Microsoft Edge has a built-in option to pin the current webpage to the Windows 10 Start screen.<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> Microsoft Edge Chromium canary build version 87 introduced the capability to Pin websites to the Start screen. This feature has been incorporated in the regular version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium) in version 90 and higher.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.superuser.com<\/pre>\n
%AppData%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a>Pinning Website Shortcuts (.URL) from the Context menu<\/h2>\n
%AppData%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n<\/a>Pin Website shortcuts Using Google Chrome<\/h2>\n
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\nNote:<\/strong> In older versions of Google Chrome, the option was called Add to Desktop…<\/strong>
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\nThis adds the website shortcut to the desktop.<\/li>\nChrome_Proxy.exe<\/code> (or Chrome.exe<\/code> in older versions) followed by a unique app identifier which only Chrome can recognize. The shortcut target looks like this:<\/p>\n\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome_proxy.exe\" --profile-directory=Default --app-id=ibajjhglmnlmhjnnefebjibknochnfdk<\/pre>\n
<\/a>Pinning websites to Start – Using Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\n
Edge Chromium<\/h3>\n
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\nNote that in Edge Chromium version 87 and higher you\u2019ll be able to pin a website to the Start screen in Windows 10. Starting with the new canary build 87.0.661.0, this option has been available.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n