While Classic Start surpasses Start8 in just about every important regard, one
interesting feature that Start8 offers that would be nice to see in Classic
Start is the ability to link and 'pin' Metro (Modern/NCI) apps in the Start
Menu:
I haven't been able to reconcile how Start8 does this but it appears to use
the soft links located in:
I found this little guide on how to make shortcuts to Metro apps,
and there's even this little tool that will do it all for you if you
don't like doing it manually...
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The Applications folder is known
shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1} but it also displays other
desktop apps - not clear how to hide them and show only Metro style apps.
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While Classic Start surpasses Start8 in just about every important regard, one
interesting feature that Start8 offers that would be nice to see in Classic
Start is the ability to link and 'pin' Metro (Modern/NCI) apps in the Start
Menu:
I haven't been able to reconcile how Start8 does this but it appears to use
the soft links located in:
Nothing make or break here but there is some utility in finding out how to
make this work...
I found this little guide on how to make shortcuts to Metro apps,
and there's even this little tool that will do it all for you if you
don't like doing it manually...
The Applications folder is known
shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1} but it also displays other
desktop apps - not clear how to hide them and show only Metro style apps.
Version 3.6.2 of Classic Shell shows and runs the Metro apps and allows you
top copy the shortcuts to the main menu.