# Windows 11 - Pin Application to the Start or Taskbar

If an application is frequently used, consider adding a shortcut to the start menu or the taskbar to save searching for or navigating to it.

To get started, click the Windows icon and type in the application’s name. In this example, we will use the calculator app.

<div class="lightbox-wrapper" id="bkmrk-image772%C3%97782-49.8-kb">[![image](https://hub.wftigers.org/uploads/default/optimized/2X/1/1fe9aeb6b99a9f700d7daf0d57444ba96a972c09_2_493x500.png)<div class="meta"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="fa d-icon d-icon-far-image svg-icon"></svg><span class="filename">image</span><span class="informations">772×782 49.8 KB</span><svg aria-hidden="true" class="fa d-icon d-icon-discourse-expand svg-icon"></svg></div>](https://hub.wftigers.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1fe9aeb6b99a9f700d7daf0d57444ba96a972c09.png "image")</div>Right-clicking the application reveals the option to “Pin to Start” or “Pin to taskbar.”

<div class="lightbox-wrapper" id="bkmrk-image770%C3%97426-27.8-kb">[![image](https://hub.wftigers.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0d209866b0987a1807d469e63898a6c1aa3ad7f7.png)<div class="meta"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="fa d-icon d-icon-far-image svg-icon"></svg><span class="filename">image</span><span class="informations">770×426 27.8 KB</span><svg aria-hidden="true" class="fa d-icon d-icon-discourse-expand svg-icon"></svg></div>](https://hub.wftigers.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0d209866b0987a1807d469e63898a6c1aa3ad7f7.png "image")</div>Pin to Start places a shortcut on the start menu.  
![image](https://hub.wftigers.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9f384c135e6176ed237b2fc74e7fff23719d63cb.png)

Pin to taskbar places a shortcut on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

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