Windows 10: Cannot move or pin items to start menu. (Windows 10)

Discus and support Cannot move or pin items to start menu. (Windows 10) in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have had windows 10 for over a year now, and I have recently discovered I am unable to move around any tiles or pin new ones. I have tried... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by TheBigFootsDad, Jun 6, 2016.

  1. Cannot move or pin items to start menu. (Windows 10)


    I have had windows 10 for over a year now, and I have recently discovered I am unable to move around any tiles or pin new ones.
    I have tried "TileCreator" from the windows store, and that also doesn't work.
    I cannot even unpin current tiles.
    Here is an image below of what happens when I try to add a new tile:

    Cannot move or pin items to start menu. (Windows 10) [​IMG]
    I appreciate any help I can get on this

    :)
     
    TheBigFootsDad, Jun 6, 2016
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  2. Cannot pin items to start menu on windows 10

    Hello WimBekker,

    Have you tried to restart the process 'explorer.exe' through task manager ?

    And have you tried to restart your computer ?
     
    Mayank-Longiany, Jun 6, 2016
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  3. WimBekker Win User
    Cannot pin items to start menu on windows 10

    Just upgraded from windows 8.1 to 10.

    I cannot pin several programs to the windows start menu. If I click in explorer on a program and select 'pin to start', nothing is pinned to the start menu.

    Some files are not found on the start menu. I.e. in w8.1 I've had two shortcuts to umlet and sdedit. Both shortcuts are still available in %appdata%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. W10 cannot find umlet in start menu but it can find sdedit.
    I cannot drag any of these shortcuts to the start menu.

    Some applications I cannot drag from the Most used bar (like VirtualBox.exe) but others I can (like cmd).

    Please help me with this, I want to be able to have any exe and/or shortcut be available on the start menu.

    P.s I'm administrator on my system and I've done all checks.

    Thanks, Wim
     
    WimBekker, Jun 6, 2016
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  4. davidhk Win User

    Cannot move or pin items to start menu. (Windows 10)

    2 suggestions :

    1.Run a system file check to look for corrupt files. It will try to repair if any found.
    Right click at Start button > click Command Prompt (Admin) > at the flashing prompt, copy/paste this.......
    sfc /scannow

    > press Enter.
    It will take quite sometime.
    When finished, it will give you one of the 3 reports...............(paraphrasing)
    1. No integrity violation.
    2. Found corrupt files and repair successful.
    3. Found corrupt files but unable to repair.

    If the report is #1, your solution lies elsewhere.
    If the report is #2, check if your problems have been resolved.
    If the report is #3, use this method................
    In the same Command Prompt (Admin) windows, copy and paste this command...........

    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    > press Enter.
    Again it will take some time.
    When finished, it will give you a report.


    2. If system file check does not fix the problem, dp a Repair InstallRepair Install will allow you to keep you files, settings and apps.
    No product key is required.
    Activation is automatic.
    Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade
     
    davidhk, Jun 6, 2016
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  5. philc43 Win User
    Can you resize the Start menu and see if this automatically moves some of the tiles around. Click the right hand edge and drag it all the way to the left for example.
     
    philc43, Jun 6, 2016
    #5
  6. I did all of the above, but at the very end of the
    process it gave me this:
    Cannot move or pin items to start menu. (Windows 10) [​IMG]

    I'd rather not do an OS restore, and I looked at the website linked in the image, but it provided no help to me.
     
    TheBigFootsDad, Jun 6, 2016
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  7. davidhk Win User
    RE# : Source files could not be found.

    Use the Tech Bench link to download your version of Windows 10 ISO file.
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/techbench
    Make sure you pick the same Windows 10 Edition, Language and Bit-version as your computer is now running.

    Once you have the iso downloaded, right click at the ISO > click Mount >leave it there.
    Now open the elevated command prompt and copy and paste this................

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:H:\sources\install.wim:1 /limitaccess

    ***Note : H is the drive where the iso is mounted. Change it if your driver letter is different.***

    When it is completed, you should get the report that the operation is successful.
    Now run the sfc /scannow again. It should be ok this time.
     
    davidhk, Apr 5, 2018
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