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1. #WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP HOW TO#
2. #WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP INSTALL#
3. #WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP UPDATE#
4. #WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP SOFTWARE#

Observation 1: the shortcuts are not showed as expected.ġ.We have created the User1,User2 and User3 accounts in fresh Windows 8.Ģ.Now signed in to the User1 and singed out from the User1.ģ.Now signed in to the User2 and signed out from the User2.Ĥ.Now again signed in to the User1 and installed the myproduct and found myproduct shortcuts are displaying properly in Start Screen.ĥ.Then signed out from the User1 and signed in to the User2 (this is not first time signed for User2).Ħ.Now we have found that shortcuts are displayed for the User2 (even the myproduct is installed by the User1).ħ.Now again singed out from the User2 and signed in to the User3 (this is the first time User3 is signing to the pc).Ĩ.Now we have found that shortcuts are not displayed for the User3 (since the shortcuts are displayed for the User2, but the first time User3 has signed in to the pc).ġ.Now in the above same pc (which followed above steps 1 to 8 of Observation 3 – type1), User1 has installed the myproduct and found myproduct shortcuts are displaying properly in Start Screen.Ģ.Now signed in to the User2 (this is not first time signed for User2) and that shortcuts are displayed for the User2 (even the myproduct is installed by the User1).ģ.Now signed out from the User2 and signed in to the User3 (this is not first time signed for User3) and found that shortcuts are not displayed for the User3 (even it is not first time sign in to the User3).ġ.Now in the above same pc (which followed above steps 1 to 8 of Observation 3 – type1), User1 has installed the other application (say MS-Office) and found that shortcuts are displaying properly in Start Screen.Ģ.Now signed in to the User2 (this is not first time signed for User2) and that shortcuts are displayed for the User2 (even the MS-Office is installed by the User1).ģ.Now signed out from the User2 and signed in to the User3 (this is not first time signed for User3) and found that shortcuts are displayed for the User3 (even it is not first time sign in to the User3). But i dont have any evidence for it like MSDN docs. In fact only one or two of these icons are key applications.

#WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP SOFTWARE#

Then create a new user and swtiching to new user, the shortcuts are not showed as expected.Īnd there is another problem, installation of some software will pin a lot of icons on Start screen which looks messy.

#WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP HOW TO#

To go the other way, check out my article on how to pin desktop items to the Windows 8 Start screen.Install an applicatin for one user, the shortcuts are pinned on Start screen.

#WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP UPDATE#

I hope to see an update to the OS to add that functionality, but it is now one at a time. Instead, you have to do them individually. One annoyance about this is you can’t select multiple icons at once and pin them. The Taskbar works the same as it did in Windows 7, so you can move the icons around how you like.

You’ll see the program you just selected pinned on the Taskbar. Now click the Desktop icon or hit the Windows key on your keyboard. A checkmark will appear in the upper right corner of the icon.Īt the same time, a menu bar comes up at the bottom of the screen-click Pin to Taskbar. To get the icons on the desktop, right-click the program’s Start menu icon.

#WINDOWS 8 PUT APP SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP INSTALL#

If you install Microsoft Office 2013, the program shortcuts will appear on the Start screen. Pin a Program from Windows 8 Start Screen to Desktop Taskbar Microsoft makes it easier by letting you pin items from the desktop to the Start screen and vice versa. One of the biggest challenges Windows 8 users will have is learning to navigate between the Windows 8 (metro) Start screen and the traditional desktop. With the general availability of Windows 8.1, customers on Windows 8 had until January 12, 2016, to move to Windows 8.1 to remain supported. Windows 8.1 reached the end of Mainstream Support on January 9, 2018, and will reach end of Extended Support on January 10, 2023.