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Learn how to pin any window to Always-on-Top using PinPoint’s hotkey, see which windows are pinned, and unpin them individually or all at once.

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Pinning a window

Pinning a window takes three steps. PinPoint works by toggling Always-on-Top on and off for whichever window is currently focused.
1

Make sure PinPoint is running

Look for the PinPoint icon in your system tray. If you don’t see it, launch PinPoint from the Start menu before continuing.
2

Focus the window you want to pin

Click the window to bring it into focus. Its title bar should be highlighted, indicating it is the active window.
3

Press your hotkey

Press Alt+P (or your custom hotkey). A colored border appears around the window — it is now pinned to Always-on-Top and will stay visible above all other windows.
To unpin the window, press your hotkey again while the window is focused. The border disappears and the window returns to normal stacking order.

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Visual indicator

PinPoint draws a colored border around every pinned window so you can tell at a glance which windows are on top.
  • On Windows 11, the border uses the native DWM (Desktop Window Manager) border color built into Windows.
  • On Windows 10, PinPoint draws a framing overlay on top of and around the pinned window to simulate the border.
You can change the border color and thickness — or turn it off entirely — in Settings > Border.

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Seeing which windows are pinned

Right-click the PinPoint tray icon to see a list of all currently pinned windows. Each entry shows the window title.

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Unpinning windows

  • Unpin one window — press your hotkey while the window is focused, or right-click the tray icon and click the window’s name.
  • Unpin all windows — right-click the tray icon and choose Unpin All.
PinPoint cannot pin the desktop, the taskbar, or certain system windows. If your hotkey has no effect, make sure you have a regular application window in focus.