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Tag: pinning a program to the Windows 8 desktop

Pinning a program’s shortcut to the Windows 8 desktop

Pinning a Start screen tile to your desktop, rather than the taskbar.

Posted: February 18th, 2013 under Surface For Dummies, Tablets, Windows 8, Windows 8 For Dummies, Windows 8 For Tablets For Dummies.
Tags: add desktop shortcut in Windows 8, pinning a program to the Windows 8 desktop, windows 8 desktop shortcut
Comments: 1