Windows 10: Group App Tiles on Start in Windows 10

How to: Add, Remove, and Name a Group of App Tiles on Start in Windows 10

How to Add, Remove, and Name a Group of App Tiles on Start in Windows 10


Once you pin to Start items, you can move their tiles to where you like in and out of groups on Start, and name groups to what you like.

This tutorial will show you how to group tiles of items you pinned to Start, and name groups on Start in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Move Apps In or Out of Groups on Start
• Option Two: Move Groups on Start
• Option Three: Create a New Group on Start
• Option Four: Name or Rename Groups on Start
• Option Five: Unpin Group from Start

OPTION ONE [/i] Move Apps In or Out of Groups on Start
1. If you like, temporarily open your Start menu to full screen to make this easier to do.

2. Click/press and hold on a tile on Start that you want to move, drag the tile to within the same or other group, and drop it where you like. (see screenshots below)

*note When you move a tile around within a group, the other tiles in the group will automatically move over to make room for the moved tile.

If you move all tiles out of a group, that group will be removed. The tiles will still remain in the group you moved them to.












OPTION TWO [/i] Move Groups on Start
*note This will move the group and all tiles in the group to where you like on Start.
1. If you like, temporarily open your Start menu to full screen to make this easier to do.. (see screenshot below)



2. Click/tap on the space right above a group where the group name is or would be, and click/press and hold on the 3 dots at the end. (see screenshot below)



3. Drag the group to where you like until a group divider bar appears. (see screenshots below)






4. Release the group to drop and move it there. (see screenshot below)








OPTION THREE [/i] Create a New Group on Start
1. If you like, temporarily open your Start menu to full screen to make this easier to do.. (see screenshot below)



2. Click/press and hold on a tile on Start that you want to move in a new group, drag the tile to where you like until a group divider bar appears. (see screenshot below)



3. Release the tile to create a new group. You can now move other tiles in or out of this group, and name the group (ex: Office 2013) what you like.










OPTION FOUR [/i] Name or Rename Groups on Start
1. If you like, temporarily open your Start menu to full screen to make this easier to do..

2. Click/tap on the space above a group that you want to name, rename, or remove the name. (see screenshot below)



3. In the white box, type in the name you want for the group, and press Enter or click/tap empty area on Start. You can clear the white box to make it empty to remove the group name. (see screenshots below)












OPTION FIVE [/i] Unpin Group from Start
*note This option is only available starting with Windows 10 build 18298.

1. Open your Start menu.

2. Right click or press and hold on the title of the group of tiles you want to unpin from Start. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Unpin group from Start. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to 'Pin to Start' and 'Unpin from Start" items in Windows 10
• How to Resize Tiles on Start Menu in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off to Use Full-screen Start in Windows 10
• How to Resize your Start Menu in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off 'Show more tiles' on Start in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Clear Tile Notifications during Log on in Windows 10
• How to Reset Start Menu Layout to Default in Windows 10
• How to Backup and Restore Start Menu Layout in Windows 10
• How to Create and Use Live Folders on Start in Windows 10

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Start menu is "see through" and totally empty in Windows 10

That looks like the full screen Start menu with the Expand / Pinned Tiles / All Apps in the upper left. I don't know why yours is blank. By default MS populates it with half a dozen blatant advertising tiles as well as a bunch of their <c*>applets they
want you to use.

If you click on All apps it will show you tiles for all installed apps. Right click on one and select "Pin to Start. That will pin a copy of the tile on the start screen.

You can drag them around on the screen to arrange them into logical groups. Name groups. Right click and select one of several tile sizes.

Here are some articles about the Win 10 Start menu / screen:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3190076/windows...

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-configure-a...

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10...

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-move-group-...

 

Most Used Apps list vs Tiles in Windows 10 start menu

Thanks Cal.

The reason why we want to introduce Tiles to the users were there were two options - Shortcuts via "All Apps", or Tiles in the Namegroups on the Windows 10 Start Menu.

The users decided to go for Tiles via Start Menu and we want to provision the apps as Tile in the name groups on the Windows 10 Start Menu.

I am not sure how the virtualization solutions you suggested would anywhere help here.

The main concern here is ... why are the apps not appearing in the 6 Most used apps list if they are pinned as Tiles.

Has Microsoft given any statement regarding this ?

 

Yeah, it takes a little bit to get the feel of it, but works great once you do. *Smile

 

I'm just pleased I'm not trying to do this on a touch screen. Controlling the mouse is bad enough *Biggrin.

 

Hi Shawn,
is it possible to remove these group names?
Thanks

 

Hello nissimezra, *Smile

You can use OPTION FOUR to rename the group, but clear it to leave it blank to not have a name for the group anymore.

 

Thanks Champ I think figured it out.

I saw on youtube windows 10 with windows 7 start menu, Do you have a tutorial link on how to do it?
I need to upgrade my wife pc and she will not go alone with this look.

Cheers
how to do it

 

Great news. *Smile

If you like, the free program Classic Shell should give you a Start Menu like in Windows 7.

 

Thanks champ
I was looking for something like this
I will ask her how and post back

cheers

 

Is there any way that this can be automated of pinning a newly installed application to a specific namegroup?

Thanks,
John.

 

Hello John, and welcome to Ten Forums.

Not that I'm aware of. *Sad