Windows 10: Pin an item to left side of Start Menu?

Solution 1:

You can't pin items there but you can have recent apps there and exclude certain apps. Which basically means you can customize it, it's just tedious.

  1. Go to Settings > Personalization > Start
  2. Turn on "Show Most Used Apps"
  3. Start launching apps you want in there. It will hold 6 apps.

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