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How do i pin apps from WINDOWS store (like whats app and all ) to ROCKET DOCK??

Just started using rocket dock recently now i wanna pin some apps from this windows store like  whatsapp telegram insta etc etc to the ROCKET DOC bar.
Usually just making a shorcut and drag and dropping it on the rocket dock solves everything but here this method does work smh.

Uh so yea how can i do it ?? 


( see the atttached video for some more info ? )

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14 minutes ago, Abhirupam Sarmah said:

Just started using rocket dock recently now i wanna pin some apps from this windows store like  whatsapp telegram insta etc etc to the ROCKET DOC bar.
Usually just making a shorcut and drag and dropping it on the rocket dock solves everything but here this method does work smh.

Uh so yea how can i do it ?? 


( see the atttached video for some more info ? )

A)

Spoiler
  1. Add an empty icon to your dock (if haven't already) and open its settings.
  2. Type 'explorer.exe' into the 'Target' box and type 'C:\Windows' into the 'Start in' box.
    Note Replace 'C:' with the letter of the drive, you have Windows installed on.
  3. Start 'Run' (by pressing [WINDOWS]+[R]), type in 'shell:AppsFolder' and press [ENTER].
  4. You'll now see an Explorer window that shows every app (desktop and modern) that is installed on your computer.
  5. Change the view to 'Details'.
  6. Press [ALT] to show the classic menu bar and click 'View>Choose details...'.
  7. Check 'AppUserModelId' and press 'OK'.
    Note You'll need these for the icon
  8. Now go back to the icon settings you've opened.
  9. Type the following into the 'Arguments' box:
      shell:AppsFolder\*** the ID of the app you want to launch with this icon ***
  10. Press 'OK' and click the icon to test if it works.
    Note If just an Explorer window (showing your 'Documents' directory) opens, you might have typing errors in the ID. Repeat step 9.
  11. You're done!

B)

Spoiler
  1. Start 'Run' (by pressing [WINDOWS]+[R]), type in 'shell:AppsFolder' and press [ENTER].
  2. Right click the app you want to launch and click 'Create shortcut'.
  3. There will be a message saying 'Windows can't create a shortcut here. Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?'
  4. Click Yes
  5. There will be a new shortcut on your desktop to this app.
    Note You can move it somewhere else if you don't want to have it on your desktop (which would make RocketDock quite redundant).
  6. Drag this shortcut into RocketDock
  7. Open its icon settings
  8. Insert the following at the beginning of the 'Target' box' value: 'shell:AppsFolder\'
    Note Of course, without the quotation marks.
  9. Maybe change icon and label as you like.
  10. Press 'OK' and click the icon to test if it works.
  11. You're done!

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/chef-of-kh/journal/HOW-TO-Launch-Modern-Windows-Apps-from-RocketDock-478910633
Haven't used RocketDock in a long time and the post linked above is quite old, but comments bellow it are recent and say that the solutions work, so give it a try.

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6 hours ago, Biohazard777 said:

A)

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  1. Add an empty icon to your dock (if haven't already) and open its settings.
  2. Type 'explorer.exe' into the 'Target' box and type 'C:\Windows' into the 'Start in' box.
    Note Replace 'C:' with the letter of the drive, you have Windows installed on.
  3. Start 'Run' (by pressing [WINDOWS]+[R]), type in 'shell:AppsFolder' and press [ENTER].
  4. You'll now see an Explorer window that shows every app (desktop and modern) that is installed on your computer.
  5. Change the view to 'Details'.
  6. Press [ALT] to show the classic menu bar and click 'View>Choose details...'.
  7. Check 'AppUserModelId' and press 'OK'.
    Note You'll need these for the icon
  8. Now go back to the icon settings you've opened.
  9. Type the following into the 'Arguments' box:
      shell:AppsFolder\*** the ID of the app you want to launch with this icon ***
  10. Press 'OK' and click the icon to test if it works.
    Note If just an Explorer window (showing your 'Documents' directory) opens, you might have typing errors in the ID. Repeat step 9.
  11. You're done!

B)

  Reveal hidden contents
  1. Start 'Run' (by pressing [WINDOWS]+[R]), type in 'shell:AppsFolder' and press [ENTER].
  2. Right click the app you want to launch and click 'Create shortcut'.
  3. There will be a message saying 'Windows can't create a shortcut here. Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?'
  4. Click Yes
  5. There will be a new shortcut on your desktop to this app.
    Note You can move it somewhere else if you don't want to have it on your desktop (which would make RocketDock quite redundant).
  6. Drag this shortcut into RocketDock
  7. Open its icon settings
  8. Insert the following at the beginning of the 'Target' box' value: 'shell:AppsFolder\'
    Note Of course, without the quotation marks.
  9. Maybe change icon and label as you like.
  10. Press 'OK' and click the icon to test if it works.
  11. You're done!

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/chef-of-kh/journal/HOW-TO-Launch-Modern-Windows-Apps-from-RocketDock-478910633
Haven't used RocketDock in a long time and the post linked above is quite old, but comments bellow it are recent and say that the solutions work, so give it a try.

I also tried the same thing from devian art website but nothing changed the results were the same

 

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6 hours ago, Biohazard777 said:

A)

  Reveal hidden contents
  1. Add an empty icon to your dock (if haven't already) and open its settings.
  2. Type 'explorer.exe' into the 'Target' box and type 'C:\Windows' into the 'Start in' box.
    Note Replace 'C:' with the letter of the drive, you have Windows installed on.
  3. Start 'Run' (by pressing [WINDOWS]+[R]), type in 'shell:AppsFolder' and press [ENTER].
  4. You'll now see an Explorer window that shows every app (desktop and modern) that is installed on your computer.
  5. Change the view to 'Details'.
  6. Press [ALT] to show the classic menu bar and click 'View>Choose details...'.
  7. Check 'AppUserModelId' and press 'OK'.
    Note You'll need these for the icon
  8. Now go back to the icon settings you've opened.
  9. Type the following into the 'Arguments' box:
      shell:AppsFolder\*** the ID of the app you want to launch with this icon ***
  10. Press 'OK' and click the icon to test if it works.
    Note If just an Explorer window (showing your 'Documents' directory) opens, you might have typing errors in the ID. Repeat step 9.
  11. You're done!

B)

  Reveal hidden contents
  1. Start 'Run' (by pressing [WINDOWS]+[R]), type in 'shell:AppsFolder' and press [ENTER].
  2. Right click the app you want to launch and click 'Create shortcut'.
  3. There will be a message saying 'Windows can't create a shortcut here. Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?'
  4. Click Yes
  5. There will be a new shortcut on your desktop to this app.
    Note You can move it somewhere else if you don't want to have it on your desktop (which would make RocketDock quite redundant).
  6. Drag this shortcut into RocketDock
  7. Open its icon settings
  8. Insert the following at the beginning of the 'Target' box' value: 'shell:AppsFolder\'
    Note Of course, without the quotation marks.
  9. Maybe change icon and label as you like.
  10. Press 'OK' and click the icon to test if it works.
  11. You're done!

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/chef-of-kh/journal/HOW-TO-Launch-Modern-Windows-Apps-from-RocketDock-478910633
Haven't used RocketDock in a long time and the post linked above is quite old, but comments bellow it are recent and say that the solutions work, so give it a try.

Can't we make any kind of EXE code using the cmd or whatever , so that launching that exe will launch WP ?
Then i'll pin that exe to rocketdock ?

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On 8/3/2021 at 3:37 PM, Simone_ltt said:

Just started using rocket dock recently now i wanna pin some apps from this windows store like  whatsapp telegram insta etc etc to the ROCKET DOC bar.
Usually just making a shorcut and drag and dropping it on the rocket dock solves everything but here this method does work smh.

Uh so yea how can i do it ?? 


( see the atttached video for some more info ? )

Did you find a solution for this? I encountered the same problem and found a workaround to make it work.

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