Windows 10 - Manage Tiles
Here's how to pin, unpin, resize and rearrange tiles on your Windows 10 device.
- Apps, songs, shortcuts or contacts can be pinned to the Start screen and/or the Taskbar.
- If your device is not running Windows®10, refer to Windows 8 for further instruction.
Pin a Tile to the Start Screen and/or Taskbar
- From the Home screen, tap theAll apps icon
(located in the upper-left) to view the apps.
If not available, navigate:Start key(located in the lower-left) >
All apps icon.
- Press and hold for 2 seconds or right-click an app.
- Tap or click"Pin to Start"or tap"More"then tap"Pin to taskbar".The location of the Pin to Start and Pin to taskbar icons vary depending upon the item being added. Typically, the icons appear in the lower-left or lower-right.
- Tap thePinned appsicon
(located in the upper-left) to return to the Home screen.
Unpin, Resize or Rearrange Tiles
Tiles removed from the Start screen can be re-added from their original location.
- From the Start screen, touch or click and hold a tile (e.g., Internet Explorer, etc.).
- Do one of the following:
- Drag the tile to the desire location then release it.
- Tap or clickUnpin from Start(located in the lower-left).
- Tap or clickResize(located in the lower-left).
- Tap or click an open area of the screen to lock the tiles into place.