Windows 10: Adding Internet Explorer Shortcut to Start Menu

Thanks for taking a look at my issue. I am trying to add the IE shortcut to my start-menu but I am finding it very difficult. I found some instructions online but they seem very complicated given that I am able to add other shortcuts with ease. Thanks!

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Microsoft Internet Explorer renamed to Windows Internet Explorer ?




Since version 7 of the world`s most popular web browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer was silently renamed to Windows Internet Explorer.Such a step from Microsoft is not a surprise since Internet Explorer is part of the Windows operation system for a long time.Obviously Microsoft corp. wants to state that Internet Explorer is already considered as a part of Windows and not as an external browser (remember the IE and WMP law issues last year!?).

 

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.

 

Internet Explorer won't start

Hi,

It’s possible that missing or corrupted components are causing your Windows Features to automatically turn off. To provide the appropriate troubleshooting steps, we’d like to ask a few questions:

• Which version of Windows and Internet Explorer is on your computer?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far to resolve your concern?
• Did you make any recent changes to your computer before the issue started?
• Have you tried installing the latest Windows Update? After installing the latest Windows Update, restart the computer and check is the issue still persists.
  

Additionally, we suggest that you perform a complete reset for your Internet Explorer. To do this, follow the instructions provided on this

article.

Disclaimer: The reset Internet Explorer settings feature might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. It may also reset parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before
you use the reset Internet Explorer settings feature. Resetting Internet Explorer isn't reversible, and all previous settings are lost after reset.

We’ll keep an eye open for your response.