Windows 10: Add shortcut to Start Menu

Discus and support Add shortcut to Start Menu in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Have a shortcut file I can't seem to add to Start Menu. Right-Click menu has "Pin to Start," but when I click on it, it changes to "Unpin from Start,"... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Dale Webb, Jun 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM.

  1. DALE WEBB
    Dale Webb Win User

    Add shortcut to Start Menu


    Have a shortcut file I can't seem to add to Start Menu. Right-Click menu has "Pin to Start," but when I click on it, it changes to "Unpin from Start," and the short cut does NOT appear in the Start Menu. What am I doing wrong?

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    Dale Webb, Jun 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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  2. SERGIY SHKLYAR
    Sergiy Shklyar Win User

    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    At first, you can create a shortcut in your Programs folder
    (in a hidden folder C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs). The shortcut appears in
    All apps list. Then you can pin it to Start menu / Taskbar as Mayank Gupta10 suggested.

    The common way is to create a shortcut on the Desktop.
    But the more elegant way is creating Custom toolbars.
     
    Sergiy Shklyar, Jun 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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  3. MDD0799
    MDD0799 Win User
    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    Sergiy Shklyar - You are a genius. This is the solution for pinning a non-executable to the Start Menu. Many thanks.
     
    MDD0799, Jun 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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  4. RODHARNEY
    RodHarney Win User

    Add shortcut to Start Menu

    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    This sounds great... only problem is that the hidden folder in Windows 10 "C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" contains five folders and no files. If I add my shortcut to the "Programs" folder as suggested, it does NOT appear
    in the "All apps" list. If I put it in the "Windows System" folder, a subfolder of "Programs" which contains 7 other shortcuts that show up in "All apps", my shortcut still does not appear. I really don't care about "The common way" or "the more elegant way",
    I just want to know how to accomplish this, and so far, these solutions just don't work. It seems like there should be a folder, somewhere, where all the shortcuts for the "All apps" list are stored. I hope someone can help me with this frustrating issue.
     
    RodHarney, Jun 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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