Windows 10: Apps I didn't install are pinned to start menu

Hi, I somewhat recently installed Windows 11 and noticed that some apps I didn't install were pinned to the start menu, such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Whatsapp. I didn't install these which is why I'm confused on why they were pinned to my start menu. When I clicked on Instagram, it started installing it immediately from the Microsoft store. Does anyone else have these apps pinned to their Windows 11 start menu?

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How to pin shortcut to start menu.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

As per the description, I understand that you would like to know how to pin short cut to start menu.

I would suggest you to refer to the article given below if you are using Windows 7.

Pin a program to the Start menu

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Pin-a-program-to-the-Start-menu

And if you are using Windows 10 then I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below.

Pin apps to Start

Pin the apps you use most often to the Start menu. Here's how:

• Go to Start > All Apps.
• Press and hold (or right-click) an app.
• Select Pin to Start.

Hope this helps. Please let us know the results. We will be happy to assist you further.

 

Windows 10 - Cannot pin applications to start menu, but old games are there

Hi,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

I would like to inform you that you can only pin or unpin desktop apps or modern apps/apps installed from Windows Store to the start screen.

As you mentioned you are facing issues while searching for Paint. I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

• Click on the search bar on the taskbar.
• Type Paint.
• Right click on Paint desktop app and select Pin to start.

You may refer to the following link for more information:
See what's on the Start menu - Microsoft Support

Hope it helps.

 

Unable to Pin a File to Start Menu App

Pinning files to an app's Start Menu icon seems to be an ongoing OS problem in Win 10, MS Office 365.

I have MS Office 365 installed and updated. The apps are all on the Start Menu, Word and Excel are pinned there. When I right-click on the Word app icon, the context menu and MRU list is displayed with a single pinned file and a list of recent files.
If I right-click on one of those recent files and select "Pin to this list" or click on the pin icon on the right, the file replaces the one in the pinned section. Attempts to pin any file simply replaces the one that's there. It appears that I can have
only one file pinned at a time.

The files I'm trying to pin exist. I can open them from the MRU list.

This doesn't happen with the Excel MRU list, just Word's.

Troubleshooter reports no problems. SFC reports no problems. Win 10 is fully updated as of today.

Please, don't ask me to reset the OS or reinstall Office...those solutions are overkill and just desperate attempts at proper troubleshooting.