<![CDATA[Pin URL as Windows 10 Start Tile]]>Trying to pin a Website shortcut (or URL) as a Tile in Windows 10 Start Menu. Suggestions welcome 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/51744/pin-url-as-windows-10-start-tileRSS for NodeTue, 18 Aug 2026 12:36:22 GMTThu, 30 Sep 2021 02:47:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Pin URL as Windows 10 Start Tile on Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:44:15 GMT]]>Here's a different way to accomplish it:

Right-click on your desktop, goto "New", choose "Shortcut", browse to launcher.exe in Opera's install folder, click "Next", name the shortcut what you want, and click "Finish".

Then, right-click on the newly-made shortcut, goto "properties", switch to the "Shortcut" tab, and change its target field value so that it's like:

"C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe" "https://example.com/"

for example, and click OK.

Then, you can right-click on the shortcut and choose "pin to start" or move the shortcut to "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu". If you do the latter, if needed, open up the task manager and restart Windows Explorer to get it to appear.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/263445https://forums.opera.com/post/263445Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:44:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Pin URL as Windows 10 Start Tile on Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:28:29 GMT]]>@tedo Then maybe it's not possible to put a shortcut to a web page there?

Usually URL shortcuts are placed on desktop.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/263420https://forums.opera.com/post/263420Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:28:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Pin URL as Windows 10 Start Tile on Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:29:42 GMT]]>@leocg
Yes.
First I tried dragging it directly to the Start Menu. Not allowed.
Next, dragged to Desktop and from Desktop to Start Menu. Not allowed.
Then, copied the shortcut to: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.
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However, it still does not appear 😕

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/263406https://forums.opera.com/post/263406Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:29:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Pin URL as Windows 10 Start Tile on Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:11:48 GMT]]>@tedo What it has to do with Opera?

Did you try moving the shortcut to the start menu?

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