The Metro interface in Windows 8 is likely to be quite popular – after all, it is finger friendly and gives you access to a lot of apps and services. But there are likely to be things you’ll want to use in Windows 8 that are not available in the Metro interface.
While you can move shortcuts around within Metro by simple dragging, creating new shortcuts is a little more convoluted. It can be worth the effort, though, so let’s take a look at creating shortcuts. (See also: Windows 8: the complete guide.)
How to create a Metro shortcut for an app
Step 1. Find the app you want to create a shortcut for by opening the Search charm then looking for the app you are interested in. In this case we’re choosing Paint.
Step 2. Right click on the app and a set of options appear along the bottom of the screen. Choose Pin to Start.
Step 3. Now there is a shortcut to Paint on the Metro start screen. You can drag it around into a new position if you like. Add more shortcuts if you need them – we’ve added one to Windows Explorer, for example.
Step 4. If you decide at a later date that you’d rather remove an app you have pinned, just right click it and you’ll see the option Unpin from Start on the bottom of the screen. Select that and the app shortcut will disappear.
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How to create a Metro shortcut for a function
Creating a Metro shortcut for a function like shutting down the computer is a little more complex, but doing so will save you the effort of going via the Settings Charm when you want to close down.
Step 1. On the desktop screen right click with the mouse or and choose the New menu, then choose Shortcut.
Step 2. In the box that appears type the following – “shutdown.exe –t 00 –s”. This identifies the shortcut as running the shutdown procedure. When you’ve typed the text, hit Next.
Step 3. Now give your new shortcut a meaningful name, then click Finish
Step 4. The shortcut is placed on the Windows home screen. The default icon is not very nice, so let’s change it. Right click the shortcut and choose Properties.
Step 5. Choose Change Icon and browse the icons that are available. Choose the one you want with a click then choose OK, then click Apply on the Shutdown Properties window. The icon on the desktop shortcut will change to reflect your selection.
Step 6. Now you can right click on the icon and choose Pin to start, and it will be on the Metro start screen
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