Retrieve the attachment catalogs and gadgets that are not seen in the Win8 system

  
In previous Windows, after clicking the Start button, you can find many built-in gadgets such as calculators, drawings, notepads, etc. in the “Additions” list of the Start menu. Now, after switching to Win8 system, because there is no start menu, many users can't find the gadget in the program-attachment. In fact, these gadgets still exist, but everyone has to learn to find them in another way.
In the Win8 start screen interface, call up the search box through the Charm column, enter the gadget you are looking for in the search box, such as the calculator, and then you can see the familiar Windows calculator in the search results on the left. Icon is up.

Search for apps by searching
If you feel that searching every time is too much trouble, then we will get back to the original "attachments”.
First, right click on the calculator tool just searched and click on “Open File Location” in the bottom menu.

Open file location
At this time, the folder saved by the calculator gadget shortcut will pop up on the screen. As you can see from the name and path, this folder is “Windows Attachment” folder. The directory in which it is located is still "Start Menu - Programs". C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsAccessoriesCalculator.lnk

Find Windows Attachment Directory
We can lock the commonly used gadgets in the attachment folder to the start screen. Right click on the gadget name and select “Fix to the start screen” item.

Fixing the gadget to the start screen
If many gadgets are used frequently and don't want to start fixing too many icons on the screen, then go back to the previous level, which is the program directory, then Right click on the entire attachment folder and pin this folder directly to the start screen.

Fix the entire attachment folder to the start screen
When you want to use the gadget in the attachment, you don't have to search through the search, just click on the <quo;Accessories” folder on the start screen. Then you can enjoy using the gadget program.
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