{"id":1460,"date":"2011-09-22T12:14:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/blog\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2011-09-22T12:14:56","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:14:56","slug":"how-to-add-or-remove-apps-from-metro-ui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/?p=1460","title":{"rendered":"How To Add or Remove Apps from Metro UI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you&#8217;ve installed the Windows 8 preview and don&#8217;t really care for all the default apps listed on the Metro UI. Here&#8217;s how to add\/remove apps on the Metro UI menu for Windows 8.<\/p>\n<h3>Remove Apps From Metro UI<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>At the Metro UI menu screen, right-click on an app. For this example we chose &#8216;Treehouse Stampede&#8217;. You&#8217;ll notice the app box is framed in a border with a check mark located in the upper right-hand corner of the border and in the lower right-hand corner of the screen are three options.<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8216;Unpin&#8217; to remove the app from your Metro UI.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1471\" title=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Unpin Apps\" alt=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Unpin Apps\" src=\"http:\/\/geekitdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/win8-metro-ui-apps-3.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Add Apps To Metro UI<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>First you need to find the App. At the Metro UI screen start typing out the name of the app, for example if you installed Firefox you would type firefox.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1463\" title=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Search Apps\" alt=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Search Apps\" src=\"http:\/\/geekitdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/win8-metro-ui-apps-4.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Firefox icon and label appear on the screen, right-click it. You&#8217;ll notice the app box is framed in a border with a check mark located in the upper right-hand corner of the border and in the lower right-hand corner of the screen are two options.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8216;Pin&#8217; in the lower right-hand corner.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Pin Apps\" alt=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Pin Apps\" src=\"http:\/\/geekitdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/win8-metro-ui-apps-2.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key to go back to the main Metro UI menu and you will see Firefox added on the far right.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1465\" title=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Pinned Apps\" alt=\"Windows 8 Metro UI Pinned Apps\" src=\"http:\/\/geekitdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/win8-metro-ui-apps-1.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By default all apps are sent to the far right of the Metro UI menu for newly pinned. Apps can be rearranged according to your preferences. You can read our &#8216;<a title=\"How To Rearrange Metro UI Menu Apps\" href=\"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/how-to-rearrange-metro-ui-menu-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Rearrange Metro UI Menu Apps<\/a>&#8216; article for the details.<\/p>\n<p>You can read other Windows 8 related articles on our <a title=\"Windows 8 News\" href=\"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/windows-8-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 8 News<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed or found this article useful, please show us some support by <a title=\"Like GeekITDown on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GeekITDown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liking us on Facebook<\/a> or by sharing us on your favorite social website. 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