SB10 Tips & Tricks #2: Pin to Start Screen and Pin to Taskbar

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-- SB10 Tips & Tricks #2: Pin to Start Screen and Pin to Taskbar

Background: as you probably know, applications which are installed during
deployment can't be automatically pinned to the Start Screen in Windows 8.1
or to Start (tiles) in Windows 10. This is a significant and permanent
change in Start Screen behavior from Windows 8.0. As a result, many
computer users can't find the installed application. This change introduced
challenges for enterprises who need to ensure certain applications are
automatically pinned to the user's Start screen.

The following is an interesting DELL Knowledge Base which links to a
Lindersoft "FAQ: Application shortcuts in Windows 8.1" support thread:

https://support.software.dell.com/de...rity/kb/145537

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40668

Solution: The brand new "Pin to Start" feature in SetupBuilder 10 lets you
do the impossible -- automatically pin your application to the Start screen,
back to where you deserve it to be! This can help to save a significant
amount of support costs.

-- How to handle Pin to Start with SetupBuilder 10?

Enable the "Pin to Start (Win10) or Start Screen (Win8.1)" option in the
Shortcut Properties and the compiler will do the rest. SetupBuilder 10 lets
you add application tiles to the Windows 10 Start menu and pin applications
to the Windows 8.1 Start screen.

-- How to handle Pin to Taskbar with SetupBuilder 10?

Enable the "Pin to Taskbar (Win7+)" option in the Shortcut Properties. At
installer runtime, a shortcut to the launcher will be automatically added to
the taskbar, and will stay pinned. This option replaces the "Pin to
Taskbar..." script function from previous SetupBuilder versions.

Note: The Windows operating system needs some time to "synchronize" the
Shortcut properties. So the elevated running installer has to create an
"artificial" wait period to give Windows some time to get its stuff
together. Sometimes, Windows "removes" the newly created tiles on Windows
10 after the 2nd or 3rd installation process (e.g. when you test the install
images). Microsoft are aware of the issue and hopefully fix it soon!

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Friedrich Linder
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