How do I add a shortcut to a website to the Windows 8 start screen?

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Solution 1

Only in the Metro version of IE 10 can you 'Pin to Start'.

In IE, Programs Tab, check there is NO tick next to Open Internet Explorer tiles on the desktop. That was just to ensure that the Metro version of IE 10 is active.

Once IE 10 launches, navigate to the site you are interested in. Right-click (or swipe from the top or bottom edge) and find the "push pin" icon.

Click on the pin icon, then 'Pin to Start' in the menu. Adjust the title if required and press "Pin to Start". Return to the start screen and search the right of the Metro UI for your shortcut tile.

Solution 2

It's possible in Google Chrome too:

open the page with Chrome
go to Tools → Create application shortcut

This should create the shortcut on your desktop. Then go to your desktop and pin it to the Start menu.

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jao

.NET developer

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

jao almost 2 years

How can I add a shortcut to a specific website to the Windows 8 Start screen? Is this possible at all?
- Moab about 12 years
  
  See this, have not tried it...mmo-champion.com/threads/…
- jao about 12 years
  
  what an effort is required to add a website to the tiles. (if it really works, haven't tried it yet). Will MS fix this?
- Moab about 12 years
  
  Remember its Beta software right now.
Guy Thomas about 12 years

Sorry for that sloppiness, now corrected. Glad you got the job done.
jao over 11 years

It's now also possible in the desktop version of IE10 to Pin to start
Ramhound over 11 years

@GuyThomas - Please update this answer with the most current information since its the accepted answer.
Guy Thomas over 11 years

@Ramhound Not quite sure what to add. But will investigate.
Ramhound over 11 years

@GuyThomas - We have somebody that claims its possible to pin using the desktop IE10. Just confirm this to be true or false. If its false flag the comment.
Guy Thomas over 11 years

To me; Zao's original question was specifically about the Start Screen (Metro UI). Zao’s subsequent comment switches the emphasis to the Windows 8 DESKTOP. I can confirm that IE 10, when launched from the desktop behaves the same as IE 9 does in Windows 7, namely you can right click a website in the browser and then ‘Drag to taskbar to pin site’. However, this does NOT add a shortcut back at the Start Screen.
jao about 11 years

It is possible in IE 10 Desktop Mode to pin a site to the start screen: click the cog and then click Add site to Start Screen