Pin an App to the Start Screen

You can customize the Start screen to give yourself quick access to the programs that you use most often. If you have an app that does not appear on the Start menu, you usually open the app by swiping up from the bottom edge of the screen to reveal the application bar and then tapping All Apps. For the apps you use most often, you can avoid this extra work by pinning their icons permanently to the main Start screen.

After you have pinned an app to your Start screen, you can launch it by scrolling right and tapping the app.

Pin an App to the Start Screen

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