Windows 10: PIN at Welcome Menu Not Working

Discus and support PIN at Welcome Menu Not Working in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a new laptop that was set up perfectly. I completed the latest updates and now the welcome menu PIN has locked me out:"Something happened and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Zoe H3, May 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM.

  1. ZOE H3
    Zoe H3 Win User

    PIN at Welcome Menu Not Working


    I have a new laptop that was set up perfectly. I completed the latest updates and now the welcome menu PIN has locked me out:"Something happened and your PIN isn't available. Click to set up your PIN again."I go to set up the new PIN and it says it has sent the code to my microsoft account email.No code is received. I have tried this over and over again.I have followed previous advice to reset the welcome menu PIN - still with the same issue.I cannot access my laptop. Please give a workable FIX ASAP.

    :)
     
    Zoe H3, May 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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  2. MAYANK GUPTA10
    Mayank Gupta10 Win User

    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

    Windows help and learning

    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.
     
    Mayank Gupta10, May 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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  3. NAKI
    Naki Win User
    Feature suggestion: Add right-click menu

    Suggestion: Please add a Windows 7 Jump-List and/or right-click menu to the GPU-Z icon in the Windows taskbar. Possible menus in it would be "Exit" and "About GPU-Z...".
    Maybe also "Switch to tab 1/Switch to tab 2/Switch to videocard 1/Switch to videocard 2" too.
    Examples of programs that have such menus are ICQ, Skype, AIM.

    NOTE: It seems for a right-click menu, Windows 7 is not needed - it works on WinXP and Vista too.
    But even a Windows 7 Jump-list may be good enough.
    What do you think?
     
    Naki, May 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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  4. ANDRETEN
    AndreTen Win User

    PIN at Welcome Menu Not Working

    Pinned excel/word start menu shortcuts not working

    Hi Coro123, and welcome to Tenforums!

    In Windows 10, I found the most practical way to quick access certain documents is via context menu.

    Quickest is if you pin Word (not a document) to Taskbar, and by right click on it you have a list of documents. You can pin any document in list - it will appear on the top and stay there.

    It is the same for Start menu. Right click on Word tile it will give you context menu with recent files

    About Pin to start in contect menu, here are tutorials by Brink. You can ask him there too *Wink

    Add or Remove Pin to Start Context Menu in Windows 10

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    AndreTen, May 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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