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Stop Auto Pinning Of Apps During Installation In Windows 8

We all create some shortcuts on our desktop, for those applications are are very frequently used by us. This shortcuts are also automatically created when we install the software. Thought we have an option of whether to make shortcut on the desktop or not. But for those who are using Windows 8, they knows that for every application they install on Windows 8, it will be automatically pinned to the Start Screen. Sometime this becomes very messy if you are installing more than 2 applications. You may not want that app to be pinned on your Start Screen.


AutoPin Controller is one such solution for this. AutoPin is a tool for Windows 8 that heps you prevent programs from being pinning shortcuts on the Windows 8 Start Screen. This can be very useful when you are installing multiple applications.

Lets see how this works:

1. Download and install AutoPin Controller from here.


2. Run the application, click on "Pin to Start Screen Feature", to lock the programs from pinning on the Start Screen. Then you install as many application you want, and those will not e pinned on the Start Screen.

3. To restore the pinning feature, click on "Unlock Pin To Start Screen Feature". After unlocking, the applications you install, will be pinned on the Start Screen.

4. On clicking on the "Reset the Start Screen items", it will remove all the program's tiles (shortcuts) from the start screen and set it to first logon state, it., default.

That's now you can easily control your Start Screen. Also can control, which application should be pinned and should not be pinned on the Start Screen.

Download AutoPin Controller.

Cheers!!!

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