Windows 10: Add Site to Apps in Start Menu from Internet Explorer in Windows 10

How to: Add Site to Apps in Start Menu from Internet Explorer in Windows 10

How to Add Site to Apps in Start Menu from Internet Explorer in Windows 10


Information All apps in the Start menu displays an alphabetical list of shortcuts to all installed Windows apps and desktop apps on your Windows 10 PC. Some of these shortcuts are grouped into folders with the folder name in the alphabetical list.

Internet Explorer allows you to add websites to Apps to be able to quickly open the site directly from your Start menu. When you open an added site from Apps, it will open in Internet Explorer and be the homepage.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove websites from Internet Explorer to Apps in the Start menu for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Add Site to Apps from Internet Explorer
• Option Two: To Remove Site from Apps

EXAMPLE: Site added to Apps in Start menu and site opened from Apps











OPTION ONE [/i] To Add Site to Apps from Internet Explorer
1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Open the website (ex: "www.tenforums.com") you want to add to Apps.
3. Click/tap on the Tools button

, and click/tap on Add site to Apps. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Add to confirm. (see screenshot below)







OPTION TWO [/i] To Remove Site from Apps
1. Open All apps in your Start menu.

2. Right click or press and hold on the website (ex: "www.tenforums.com") you want to remove from Apps, click/tap on More, and click/tap on Open file location. (see screenshot below)



3. Delete the shortcut of the website (ex: "www.tenforums.com") at the location opened in File Explorer. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


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Hi Danie,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you trying to access all the apps in Start Menu and trying to access Internet explorer. We will help you.

I suggest you to refer the below shown image to check where all the apps are in Windows 10.



To access the Internet explorer I would suggest you check the below mentioned steps and check if it helps.

From Start Menu.

• Press start and type Internet Explorer and check if it exists.
• Right click on that and click on Pin to Start Menu.

From Microsoft Edge.

• Open Microsoft Edge.
• Open a website and Click on ". . ." select
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From Run Command.

• Press Windows + R keys opens the Run Command Box.
• Internet explorer (IE) can be opened from Run command
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Hope this information is helpful. Keep us posted to help you better.

 

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