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How to create a desktop shortcut on Windows 10 - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>This guide will show you how to create desktop shortcuts for programs or websites in Windows 10 through three different methods.</p><h3 data-id="creating-shortcuts-from-specific-websites-or-programs">Creating shortcuts from specific websites or programs</h3><p><br></p><p>1) <strong>Right click</strong> anywhere on your computer's desktop and hover your cursor over <strong>New</strong>, and then choose <strong>Shortcut</strong>.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image1.jpg" alt="Settings menu Shortcut"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2) Type in a website that you want to create a shortcut for or copy and paste a website URL from a specific page - in this example we will use www.google.com. Once this is determined choose <strong>Next</strong>.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image2.jpg" alt="Create shortcut Next"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) <strong>Name</strong> your shortcut and then <strong>Finish</strong>.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image3.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image3.jpg" alt="Shortcut name Finish"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________<p><br></p></p><h3 data-id="creating-shortcuts-to-a-website-or-web-page">Creating shortcuts to a website or web page</h3><p>1) Go to the web page that you want to create a shortcut. Click on the URL at the top of the page to highlight it, then hold on the highlighted link and <strong>drag it to your desktop</strong> background - this will create a shortcut.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image4.jpg" alt="Edge Googlecom Chrome Shortcut"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2) <strong>Right click</strong> on the shortcut and choose <strong>Rename</strong>.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image5.jpg" alt="Rename"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) Type in the name that you'd like to use for the shortcut and then press <strong>Enter </strong>on your keyboard.<p><br></p></p><p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________</p><h3 data-id="creating-shortcuts-for-programs-software-or-files">Creating shortcuts for programs, software or files</h3><p><br></p><p>1) Find the Windows search bar on the bottom of your screen. <strong>Type</strong> in the program that you are creating a shortcut. <strong>Right click</strong> on the program and then select <strong>Open file location</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image6.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image6.jpg" alt="Windows search bar ESET"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2) <strong>Right click</strong> then hover over <strong>Send to</strong> and choose <strong>Desktop (create shortcut)</strong>. This will place a shortcut on your desktop.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image7.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11336Image7.jpg" alt="send to desktop"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) That's it!</p> </article> </main>
