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Discus and support Why do the icons and names of the apps pinned to the Start keep changing back after I... in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello,So I pinned OneDrive to Start and I tried to change it`s icon default icon: by right-clicking the app and then clicking Open file location which... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by cristialexe, Nov 10, 2022.

  1. CRISTIALEXE
    cristialexe Win User

    Why do the icons and names of the apps pinned to the Start keep changing back after I...


    Hello,So I pinned OneDrive to Start and I tried to change it`s icon default icon: by right-clicking the app and then clicking Open file location which took me to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs where most of the app shortcuts that i pinned to the Start seem to be stored. After this, I changed the icon as you would normally do: clicking Properties, then Change Icon. The icon changed for both the shortcut in the folder and for the one pinned to the Start , but after restart I noticed that the icon of the shortcut pinned to the Start reverts to the default one, but

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    cristialexe, Nov 10, 2022
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  2. BREE
    Bree Win User

    How to customize pinned Start Menu icon?

    OK, I have a comparable shortcut I added to Windows Accessories to start IE with no add-ons. It is in:
    C:\Users\<my name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
    and is an ordinary shortcut to iexplore.exe with some parameters:
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -extoff

    It originally showed the default IE icon on the list of All apps on the left Start menu. I pinned it to Start and it showed the same IE icon. I then did 'More > Open file location' and gave it a different icon. As you can see, both the All apps menu and the Tile show the custom icon now.


    Why do the icons and names of the apps pinned to the Start keep changing back after I... [​IMG]


    This was done with version 1607, what version does Winver say you have? It may be that this doesn't work on earlier versions, the Start menu had a lot of changes from that of 1511.

    I suggest you try changing the icon to something else, then back to your preferred icon after you have pinned it to Start. This may kick Windows into showing the correct icon on the Tile.
     
    Bree, Nov 10, 2022
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  3. EDWIN
    Edwin Win User
    anyway to change the names of apps pinned to start menu


    You would have to create a shortcut of the item first, rename the shortcut, then pin that to the Start Menu.


    Why do the icons and names of the apps pinned to the Start keep changing back after I... [​IMG]
     
    Edwin, Nov 10, 2022
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  4. TCMAN50
    tcman50 Win User

    Why do the icons and names of the apps pinned to the Start keep changing back after I...

    anyway to change the names of apps pinned to start menu


    Windows 10 out of the Edge Browser allows almost anything to be pinned to Start Menu which is great but many of the names are too long, so once again, can names of apps be changed that are pinned to start menu?

    Thanks
    TC
     
    tcman50, Nov 10, 2022
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