Create A Shortcut tool adds the ability to select where to create a shortcut for a folder or a file system object, anywhere on a users Windows computer.

To create a desktop shortcut to a program installed on your Windows PC: Begin by clicking the Windows icon on the bottom left of the screen (or, on default Windows 11, the leftmost icon on the ...

Want to create a shortcut to a specific Chrome user profile? Learn how to create a Chrome profile shortcut on your Windows desktop by toggling this setting.

Find the Modern app you want to create a shortcut to. Right-click on it and choose “Create shortcut”. It’ll show up on your desktop.

Custom Windows Shortcuts Windows 10 enables you to make your own custom keyboard shortcuts, but only up to a point—to launch specific shortcuts to files, folders and apps.

In fact, when Whitson posted about a small utility that turns off your computer's LCD, he initially suggested creating a shortcut to launch it using AutoHotkey —which is definitely overkill!