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The user pinned tag covers discussions about programmatically pinning shortcuts to the Windows Start Menu, specifically by adding items to the User Pinned folder. A common issue is that manually placing a shortcut in the User Pinned folder does not automatically refresh the Start Menu to show the pinned item. Users seek methods to trigger a refresh or alternative approaches to ensure shortcuts appear as pinned items without manual intervention.
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    Windows 7 Refresh User Pinned Folder

    I've been looking around and can't seem to get a straight answer for this... I wrote a VB script that creates a shortcut in %\AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu and the shortcut works just fine from the folder in Explorer. However, it never gets pinned to...
    • dagbyte
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    • explorer frustration internet explorer quick launch refresh shortcuts start menu user pinned vbscript windows
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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