Pinning an app to the Start menu is an easy operation in itself: you simply right-click on the app and select the option Pin to Start. Unfortunately, many users who have installed the Anniversary Update on their computers are now reporting the Pin to Start option is missing altogether.

Users are complaining Pin to Start is unavailable in the Anniversary Update

This issue is not account-specific, as users confirm the Pin to Start feature is missing on all their accounts.  Before rolling back to your previous Windows version and reinstalling the Anniversary Update, you can use the workarounds listed below to fix this problem.

Fix: Pin to Start is missing on the Anniversary Update

Solution 1 – Repair the Shell32.dll file

Solution 2 – delete the Registry files disabling Pin to Start

Solution 3 – create a Registry file to enable the Pin to Start option

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PintoStartScreen] @=”{470C0EBD-5D73-4d58-9CED-E91E22E23282}” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PintoStartScreen] @=”{470C0EBD-5D73-4d58-9CED-E91E22E23282}” [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] “NoChangeStartMenu”=- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] “NoChangeStartMenu”=- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer] “LockedStartLayout”=- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer] “LockedStartLayout”=- 3. Save the file > Run it. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:

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