Adding 'Windows Update' icon to Start menu

Question

How can I add 'Windows Update' and 'Sound' icons to Windows 7 Start menu

Answer 1

Adding the Windows Update icon.

Click Start, type "Windows Update" and let the search results appear.

Press and hold the SHIFT key down, right-click on "Windows Update" (in Search results) and select "Pin to Start Menu"

Note that the Pin... option doesn't appear if the SHIFT key is not depressed.

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]

Answer 2

hi saxviz

sound icon means "1 which is in system tray to adjusting volume                            2  sound settings and configuration                             3  your audio driver setting iconfor 2& 3 i think its a manual thing

go to control panel<click on hardware and sound<right click on sound(and audio driver icon if you wish)

drag it directly to start menu icon it asks for "pin to start menu"

you will get it in start menu

hope it helps

NIKHIL

Answer 3

I am having the same problem as Brett, but when I look in "All Programs", I find no icon for Windows Update.

Answer 4

Hmm, I tried something else that worked.  I used "shift" & right click and opened the file location.  It appeared under tasks.  I then tried the same thing on the icon there, but it still didn't bring up the option to pin to the start menu.  Then I tried dragging it to the start button and that worked!

Answer 5

Hi Steve,

Thank you for sharing the fix with us. This would help others facing similar issue.