Hi,
First, I searched and found nothing.
With the upcoming (and currently testing) windows 8, I have a question... Many of us uses portable apps instead of installed apps in our computers as a way to keep our registries clean, in my case, I also use portables apps to keep it in my D:\ partition instead of using my smaller c:\ one (this is because I have extra partitions for Ubuntu), and that way I can also use portable apps on linux (trough wine) if I need/want to.
I'm testing windows 8, and now I'm trying to figure out a way to do it, and that's why I came here once more to ask...
Is there any way to add PortableApps.com apps to the start screen in the metro UI that windows 8 is using? At least the PortableApps.com menu.
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Regards,
Aciago.-
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It's a bit of a manual process as Microsoft has purposely made it easier to access 'metro' apps (what I call 'lite apps') as opposed to real apps. But you can follow these steps:
http://www.howtogeek.com/74331/how-to-create-your-own-windows-8-shortcut...
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Thank you very much, that solved my question. I was also searching on google but all that I found was the standard procedure for installed apps...
Can I suggest some of the developers that are reading this to create some kind of script that auto add PortableApps.com apps into Windows 8 metro start menu with metro style icons...
Regards and thank you again.
Aciago.-
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Full metro icons are only allowed for Metro 'lite' apps (and all the limitations that go along with them). We may be able to automate something to 'pin' a real app to the Metro menu, though.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!