Windows 10: Any Way to Rename Start Menu Tiles

Title says it all --

In particular, Windows Update tile which was created by right-clicking on Update & security box in settings and selecting Pin to Start. The tile opens up the Windows Update page and I would like to rename the tile to say Windows Update ( or Win Update if the longer name won't fit) rather than Update & sec...

PK

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Rename tiles in win10, HOW DO I DO THIS!

I thought John's complaint regarding the inability to (easily) rename tiles in Windows 10 was extremely clear in his original post.

No offence, but it's kinda strange to see a mod and Windows 10 "launch expert" say this.

To rename tiles for traditional desktop programs:

• Right-click the tile to be renamed, go to "More" and select "Open file location"
• Right-click the shortcut name that you want to change, rename it and close the window
  

To rename tiles for Modern/Store apps:

• Drag and drop the tile from the Start menu to the desktop
• Right-click the tile in the Start menu and select "Unpin from Start"
• Right-click the shortcut to the app created on the desktop and rename it
• Right-click the shortcut again and select "Pin to Start"
• (Optional) Delete the shortcut from the desktop

Now why do we have to jump through all these hoops and deal with such nonsense just to rename tiles to what we want? Because Microsoft is an **** and for some weird reason
really doesn't want us any more to customise the Start menu the way we want it.

 

Why cant i rename a pinned tile on the start screen?

Sorry. I don't see how this will rename a website tile. It seems that this will rename the Internet Explorer tile not a Web site tile in the start menu. Could you please provide further detail? Thank You.

 

That's in Option 2 of the How to Create a Windows Update Shortcut in Windows 10 tutorial.

 

Thanks -- the tutorial worked perfectly and created a shortcut on the desktop which takes me right to Windows Update.

However, Pin to Start on the shortcut did not appear to work, I tried it several times but it just did not appear. But, Pin to taskbar worked fine so I am happy.

PK