Windows 11 Start Menu: How to Pin, Unpin, and Organize Your Apps

The Windows 11 Start Menu is fully customizable. Here is how to pin your favorite apps, remove the ones you never use, and organize everything your way.

Open the Start Menu

Press the Win key or click the Start button (the Windows logo) in the center of the taskbar.

Pin an App to Start

Find the app you want — either in the pinned grid or the All apps list. Right-click it and select Pin to Start. It appears in your pinned apps grid immediately.

Unpin an App

Right-click any pinned app in the Start Menu and select Unpin from Start. This removes it from the pinned grid but does not uninstall the app.

Move Pinned Apps Around

Click and drag any pinned app to a new position in the grid. Rearrange them so your most-used apps are at the top left — where your eye naturally lands first.

Pin from the All Apps List

Click All apps in the top-right of Start. Scroll to any app, right-click it, and select Pin to Start. Great for adding apps that do not appear in the default pinned grid.

Pin a Folder or File

In File Explorer, right-click any folder or file and select Pin to Start. This lets you jump to important project folders directly from the Start Menu.