Solved How to pin system apps to Start?


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I'm trying to pin Storage to the Start but I see that right click "pin to start" is no longer available for such apps in Windows 11, is there a way to pin such apps to the Start?
 

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Unsure what you are referring to by app called Storage.
Do you mean this:
Code:
ms-settings:storagesense
or
Code:
ms-settings:storagepolicies
or something else?
You can run this and pin whatever you want:
Code:
explorer.exe shell:AppsFolder
 

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    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
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    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
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    24428 Megabytes
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    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
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    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
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    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
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    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
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    ASUS
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    17.3
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    1TB 5400RPM
Unsure what you are referring to by app called Storage.
Do you mean this:
Code:
ms-settings:storagesense
or
Code:
ms-settings:storagepolicies
or something else?
Storage in Settings.

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    Intel® Core™ i5-10400
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    MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK
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    G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ GAMING OC 6GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VZ249 23.8 inch Full HD
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    1920 x 1080
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    SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB, Kingston KC600 1TB
    PSU
    EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W
    Case
    Xigmatek Aquarius S
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    Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition
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    Logitech G513 Carbon LIGHTSYNC RGB Mechanical
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    Logitech G102 LIGHTSYNC RGB
    Browser
    Firefox
Storage in Settings.

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As proposed above, create a shortcut with that as a target:

ms-settings:storagesense

It will tell you it's an internet shortcut but you can rename it and that will work.
 

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    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
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    MS Bluetooth
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    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
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    ASUS
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    AMD Radeon R5 M420
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    Realtek
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    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
On desktop, right click>new>shortcut>in target box type explorer.exe ms-settings:storagesense
Next>name it Storage OK
Right click on newly created shortcut>properties>Change Icon. Choose an icon for your shortcut.
Once shortcut is created and verified working, right click on it and choose to pin to start or pin to taskbar.
You can delete shortcut from desktop if you wish.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3296
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    Dell Optiplex 7080
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    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
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    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
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    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
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    Benq 27
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    2560x1440
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    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
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    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
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    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
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    Dell Optiplex 9020
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    i7-4770
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    24 gb
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    Benq 27
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    2560x1440
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    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
On desktop, right click>new>shortcut>in target box type explorer.exe ms-settings:storagesense
Next>name it Storage OK
Right click on newly created shortcut>properties>Change Icon. Choose an icon for your shortcut.
Once shortcut is created and verified working, right click on it and choose to pin to start or pin to taskbar.
You can delete shortcut from desktop if you wish.
explorer.exe is redundant but it avoids the internet shortcut message.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 All /Debian/Arch
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
explorer.exe is redundant but it avoids the internet shortcut message.
ms-settings:storagesense alone is not a valid path. To make sure I wasn't incorrect, I just tried it.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3296
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
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    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
ms-settings:storagesense alone is not a valid path. To make sure I wasn't incorrect, I just tried it.
it is for me.
Can even run it directly.

Screenshot 2023-05-31 170251.jpg
 

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    Laptop
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    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
I'm sorry. You are completely correct. Instead of making a new shortcut to your path I attempted to alter the one I had made. I apologize.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3296
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
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No need to apologize friend, but it's appreciated nonetheless.
 

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  • OS
    Win11 All /Debian/Arch
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    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
Thank you.
 

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    MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK
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    G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB
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    GIGABYTE GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ GAMING OC 6GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VZ249 23.8 inch Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB, Kingston KC600 1TB
    PSU
    EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W
    Case
    Xigmatek Aquarius S
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition
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    Logitech G513 Carbon LIGHTSYNC RGB Mechanical
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As proposed above, create a shortcut with that as a target:

ms-settings:storagesense

It will tell you it's an internet shortcut but you can rename it and that will work.
I did that and created the shortcut but now how do I pin it to Start? because there is no "pin to start" when doing a right click on the shortcut.

Tried this and still nothing:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-10400
    Motherboard
    MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK
    Memory
    G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ GAMING OC 6GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VZ249 23.8 inch Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB, Kingston KC600 1TB
    PSU
    EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W
    Case
    Xigmatek Aquarius S
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition
    Keyboard
    Logitech G513 Carbon LIGHTSYNC RGB Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G102 LIGHTSYNC RGB
    Browser
    Firefox
I did that and created the shortcut but now how do I pin it to Start? because there is no "pin to start" when doing a right click on the shortcut.

Tried this and still nothing:
Yes, MS is making it more difficult it seems. @glasskuter's way would have taken you there.
Delete that shortcut and this time, create a new one with :

explorer ms-settings:storagesense

Rename it & pin that one & delete the one on the desktop if you wish.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 All /Debian/Arch
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
Thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-10400
    Motherboard
    MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK
    Memory
    G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ GAMING OC 6GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VZ249 23.8 inch Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB, Kingston KC600 1TB
    PSU
    EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W
    Case
    Xigmatek Aquarius S
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition
    Keyboard
    Logitech G513 Carbon LIGHTSYNC RGB Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G102 LIGHTSYNC RGB
    Browser
    Firefox
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