How To Pin To Start The Things Metro Can't Find

Some items may not show up on the Metro "All Apps" list. (Such as a file, a folder, a web page that you saved in a folder, or some unusual kind of item, or any item in a folder that Metro doesn't search.) If you want to pin such an item to the Start Screen, here's a way that works. Open this folder:

C:Users(Your Username)AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

In that folder, create a shortcut to the item you want. (If Windows insists on creating the shortcut only on your desktop, cut and paste it from there to the folder.)

Right-click the shortcut, select "Rename" and give it a name different from the item's actual name.

Then look on the "All Apps" screen for the name you gave to the shortcut.