Create Desktop shortcuts for Native Metro Apps in
Windows 8 using MetroApp Link
Windows 8 allows access to the installed apps
only through the Start Screen. So, if we want to access an app, you have to
first open the start screen, look for the required app, and then open it. It is
quite easy if the number of installed apps is low; however, if you have a
significant number of apps installed, looking for the one you want to launch
can become difficult. One solution is to use the search feature of the Start
Screen that allows you to search for apps, files, folders, settings and
everything else on your computer, just by typing its name directly on the
screen itself. You can think of this as the same search feature provided in the
Start Menu of Windows 7, but since Windows 8 does not have a Start Menu, it works
through the Start Screen. In previous Windows versions, Desktop shortcuts
allowed you to quickly launch the frequently-used applications and save the
trouble of either searching for them or going to their install directory.
Today, we have an application for Windows 8 that lets you easily add shortcuts
to the Desktop.
MetroApp Link is a
portable tool that lets you add shortcuts of default Metro apps to the Desktop
workspace in Windows 8.
Having the shortcuts of frequently used Metro
apps on your desktop allows you to save time wasted in looking for them through
the Start Screen. Moreover, it removes one step that is, opening the Start
Screen, from the process of launching the app. Since the app is portable, you
don’t have to install it.
Create desktop shortcuts for native metro apps
Canned Statement: Let me go
ahead and install MetroApp Link so that I can create the desktop shortcuts in
your computer.
Download and extract the zip file and run the
application. Upon the first start, a message pops up that prompts you to
install the icon library.
o Download MetroApp Link
: http://pasquiindustry.altervista.org/download-metroapp-link-2-0-disponibile-per-il-download/
Click Yes to continue.
Once done, the main interface of the application
pops up, allowing you to create shortcuts for all the native Metro apps. The
interface contains the icon for each app, along with a Create Shortcut button.
Canned Statement: Please select
the apps for which you want to create desktop shortcuts.
Click the Create Shortcut button to place
the shortcut of the corresponding app on the Desktop.
The shortcuts will be instantly placed on the
Desktop and can be used to launch the apps without opening and searching for
them through the Start Screen.
The main interface only contains the icons of
Metro apps, and it will definitely be easier to identify them if their names
are also available with the icons. MetroApp Link works on both 32-bit and
64-bit versions of Windows 8.
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