Windows 10: Registry entry to enable non-local shortcuts to be pinned to the start menu?

Discus and support Registry entry to enable non-local shortcuts to be pinned to the start menu? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Is there a registry entry that will allow shortcuts that point to something that is not on the C:\ drive to be pinned to the start menu? I am aware... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Andrewx3n, Apr 30, 2019.

  1. ANDREWX3N
    Andrewx3n Win User

    Registry entry to enable non-local shortcuts to be pinned to the start menu?


    Is there a registry entry that will allow shortcuts that point to something that is not on the C:\ drive to be pinned to the start menu?


    I am aware of the workarounds like changing the properties of a local shortcut once it's pinned. I'm doing this in large scale, so that isn't a practical solution.


    Any ideas that could potentially be scalable are welcome.

    :)
     
    Andrewx3n, Apr 30, 2019
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  2. MDD0799
    MDD0799 Win User

    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    Sergiy Shklyar - You are a genius. This is the solution for pinning a non-executable to the Start Menu. Many thanks.
     
    MDD0799, Apr 30, 2019
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  3. SERGIY SHKLYAR
    Sergiy Shklyar Win User
    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    At first, you can create a shortcut in your Programs folder
    (in a hidden folder C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs). The shortcut appears in
    All apps list. Then you can pin it to Start menu / Taskbar as Mayank Gupta10 suggested.

    The common way is to create a shortcut on the Desktop.
    But the more elegant way is creating Custom toolbars.
     
    Sergiy Shklyar, Apr 30, 2019
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  4. GPM949
    GPM949 Win User

    Registry entry to enable non-local shortcuts to be pinned to the start menu?

    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    Your answer related to pinning apps to the start menu.

    The question was can you pin desktop shortcuts to the start menu, or to the apps list?
     
    GPM949, Apr 30, 2019
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