When you can't pin a .exe to your windows 11 start menu

 I have a program on my new Windows 11 machine, for which I'd like to add the .exe to my start menu.

When I use the right click menu on the .exe to do this, nothing happens.

Here's how I solved the problem:

1. Create a shortcut (myProgram.lnk) for the myProgram.exe
2. Copy the shortcut to your desktop
3. Use the right click menu on the shortcut to pin it to your start menu (now this works for me!)
   
4. Throw away the shortcut on your desktop (if you don't like it there)