The default keyboard shortcut to pin any window to the screen is Windows Key + Control + T. (You can change this, if you want, in the Always On Top section of the PowerToys app.

Click on the Pin site icon and choose how you would like the website tile to appear on your Windows 8.1 start screen. You will see three option. Select the one you want by clicking on Pin to Start.

How to pin apps to the Start screen in Windows 8 Here’s how you can pin applications to the Start screen in Windows 8. 1. Find the desktop application you want to pin. 2. Right-click it. 3 ...

You’re not stuck with the Start screen. Windows 8.1 has a better way to access your programs.