While this may sound very basic to some users, others may find it useful. I received a couple of emails in the last few months asking me to prepare a basic tutorial on how to create shortcuts. So in this post, we will see how tocreate a desktop shortcutin Windows 11/10, for your...
Shortcuts are an essential part of the Windows experience, and you can use them to quickly access your apps, folders, drives, and more. You can place your shortcuts on the desktop, Start menu, or anywhere else. Follow this tutorial to learn how to create them. Good to know: having tro...
SelectDesktop (create shortcut). Your new shortcut appears on your desktop. You can use it as you would the other shortcuts. Create a Desktop Shortcut Using the Alt Key The second way to create a desktop shortcut from the File Explorer is by using the Alt key: From your taskbar, laun...
To create a shortcut on Windows 11, right-click on the desktop, select“New,”choose the“Shortcut”option, and continue with the on-screen directions. You can access the same option from the“New”menu in File Explorer. Alternatively, use the“Shift + Right-click”action on a file or ...
<ShortcutId="ApplicationDesktopShortcut"Name="DSapp"Description="My Application"Target="[INSTALLFOLDER]DSapp.exe"WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER"/> Copy 2.4. Create a registry entry by using a<RegistryValue>element. <RegistryValueRoot="HKCU"Key="Software\MyCompany\DSapp"Name="installed"Type="int...
You can easily open Settings app with a Windows Settings shortcut. This post teaches you how to create a desktop shortcut for Settings in Windows 10/11.
I have 2 shortcuts on my desktop 1 to reboot and 1 to shut down the PC. In the bottom right corner, on the taskbar, clicking on the taskbar overflow will show you things like the antivirus, windows security etc. I was wondering if I can create a shortcut, like my reb...
Next, please press and hold down the icons of the software you'd like to create shortcuts for (with your finger), then click "Send to," and click "Desktop (create shortcut)." (If you're using a mouse, please right-click the mouse on the soft...
Creating desktop shortcuts in Windows is not as simple as it was in Windows 7 but here are the steps to create one. Step One:Go to the Start Menu and Right-Click on the program you want to create a desktop shortcut for. Step Two:At the bottom of the screen select‘Open file locati...
Next, please press and hold down the icons of the software you'd like to create shortcuts for (with your finger), then click "Send to," and click "Desktop (create shortcut)." (If you're using a mouse, please right-click the mouse on the soft...