Win 8.1 : Pinning your apps to the taskbar & emails folders to desktop

You should pin your most frequently used apps to your taskbar so you can access them faster.

Right click on an app within Modern UI. Then select the option at the bottom that says “Pin to Taskbar”.

If you like to set up rules and filters in your email that moves messages into certain folders (for example, all emails from your boss go into one folder), you can pin these folders to the start screen to save extra time in locating them.

From within the Mail app in Windows 8.1, right click a folder you wish to pin, then click on the “Manage Folders” icon at the bottom, the click “Pin to Start”. After selecting the tile size, you can then go back to the Start screen and place it wherever you want.