Pinning Items to the Start menu on Desktop@UCL desktop and Windows 7

This guide will explain how to add an application to your Windows Start menu so that you can quickly launch an application in the future. This is a particularly useful feature for applications you use regularly.

This guide is aimed at...

• Staff
• Students
• Visitors
• IT Administrators
• SLMS staff
• Researchers

Before you start...

• A computer running Desktop @ UCL or Windows 7
• If you are using Desktop @ UCL, you need to have logged into Desktop @ UCL PC or Desktop @ UCL Anywhere services

Instructions

1. Click on the Windows Start button

Fig 1 – Windows Start button

2. Navigate to All Programs

Fig 2 – Windows Start menu

3. Find the application you are looking for. In the example provided, we use Excel 2013 and right click on the program. It will then display a list of options.

Fig 3 – Right click options for an application

4. Select Pin to Start Menu. The application will then appear in the start menu when you click on the Windows start button. 

Help & Support

For further help and assistance you will need to contact the IT Services.