Windows 10: Rename tile - how it works

Windows 10 uses the names of the respective app shortcuts for the tiles in the start menu. You can use a trick to rename them and thus change the name of the tile. We'll show you how to do this.

Windows 10: Rename app tiles

If you have a program pinned to the Start menu in Windows 10, you only have to rename the shortcut:

1. To do this, open the start menu and right-click on the desired program tile.
2. In the context menu, select the "Open file path" option.
3. Windows Explorer opens in which you can find the program's link. Rename them with one click and confirm with [Enter].
4. If the new tile name is not automatically adopted, click with the right mouse button on the tile and select "Remove from 'Start'".
5. Then look for the desired program again in the start menu via the "All apps" entry and click on "Attach to 'Start'" in the context menu.

We'll tell you in a separate article what else is possible with the Start menu under Windows 10. The experts in the CHIP forum will answer any further questions you may have about Microsoft Windows 10