This tool lets you create desktop shortcuts in Windows 10 for files, folders and programs. To create a shortcut, you need to find the thing you are trying to link to by clicking on the Browse button.

How to create a Windows Update shortcut on your desktop Placing a shortcut to Windows Update on your desktop is one of the quickest ways to get where you're going. Here's how to do it.

Here is how to create a printer shortcut on Windows 11/10 computer. You can create a printer shortcut using Settings app and Shortcut wizard.

How to Create a Shortcut for a Start Menu Item in Windows 7 Pro. Although some people like to keep a sparse, clutter-free desktop, others may prefer to fill it with shortcuts.

You can also save or create a shortcut to your desktop. This is an icon that allows you to access a file or a program on your computer from the desktop rather than clicking on Start, Programs etc.

Command Prompt Desktop Shortcut for running System File Checker For instance, you can create the shortcut command for running the System File Checker tool.

The collaborative DIY web site Instructables has a neat trick for adding a shutdown shortcut to your Windows desktop complete with the shutdown icon (or anywhere else, for that matter).

Windows 10 is shipped with an intelligent personal assistant known as Cortana. You can interact with Cortana through voice commands with the [Windows] + [C] key combo or by clicking in the Search ...

Fact is, you can make a shortcut for just about anything in OS X with just a couple of mouse clicks. They're just not called shortcuts, they're called aliases.

That’s where an alias can come in handy, allowing you to create a shortcut directly from your desktop straight to that hard to reach item.