Windows 8’s predecessors – XP, Vista and Windows 7 – got us used to two things: the Start Menu and My Calculator (Well, it was called ‘Computer’ in versions after XP but I’m still used to the older term). They are like the signature of Microsoft Windows and are probably also the buttons/options used most often by Windows users.
Now with Windows 8, Microsoft has rolled the dice in the interest of new touchscreen devices, and as such, neither the Start Menu nor the Calculator are there by default. I know it’s hard to give up. Every Windows 8 user seems to be lamenting the loss of the Start Menu. Keeping that in mind, we have come up with how you can restore the default Start Menu on Windows 8.
Today we are going to see how we can add a Calculator shortcut to the Start Screen, Desktop and Explorer shortcuts on the taskbar.
Add the calculator icon to the start menu
To bring Calculator to your Windows 8 start screen, open Windows Explorer and right-click the Calculator icon in the tree view in the left sidebar and select Pin to Start from the context menu.
Alternatively, you can open the Start Screen and search from your computer. When the ‘Computer’ icon appears, right-click on it and select Pin to Start from the options displayed at the bottom of the screen.
The Calculator tile will be created at the bottom of the Start Screen, but you can hold and drag it anywhere you want.
Add a computer icon to the desktop
For those of you who prefer the Calculator icon on your desktop for easier access, right-click anywhere on your desktop and select personalize to open Personalize Windows.
Now click on the Change desktop icons option on the left sidebar to change the settings of the Windows icons on your desktop.
Enable all the icons you want to show on your Windows 8 desktop and save the settings.
That’s it, the Calculator icon will be added to your desktop.
Another easy way to access Calculator is to change the shortcut of Windows Explorer’s default keyboard shortcut to open Windows Libraries. We discussed how you can change Explorer shortcuts for Windows 7 and the same trick will work for Windows 8 as well.
So, which one of the above tricks would you use to access your hard disk partition easily? Do share with us if you have some more tips.
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