Top "Desktop-shortcut" questions

Use for questions relating to shortcut files (*.lnk or *.url) on Windows.

How to create a Run As Administrator shortcut using Powershell

In my PowerShell script, I create a shortcut to a .exe (using something similar to the answer from this question): $…

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Wrong desktop shortcut icon on Windows 7 (Inno Setup)

I have created an installer with Inno Setup. The icon used for the desktop shortcut and start menu is embeded …

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WiX Proper Creation of Desktop Shortcut

There are two answers on Create shortcut to desktop using WiX Both these answers lack any real explanation of what …

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How to remove a desktop shortcut by Innosetup

How can I remove a desktop shortcut by Innosetup? It's created by previous version and not needed anymore. I tried …

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JNLP desktop shortcut creation with Windows 7 : "cannot create shortcut"

we have an Java application deployed with Java Web Start (JNLP) that does a desktop shortcut. One client has issue …

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How to create MyEclipse shortcuts to open multiple workspaces ?

I have two different MyEclipse workspaces containing a different set of project. I was hoping to avoid having to switch …

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cmd.exe doesn't terminate when using a .bat file

[Context: I'm trying to create a shortcut to a .bat file with a relative "Start in" path as roughly described …

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How to make a shortcut to Java desktop application?

I have made a desktop application in Java (using JDBC and Swing) using Eclipse. I want to make a shortcut …

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The target "" of this Internet Shortcut is not valid

Our project has been renamed and so I'm updating the shortcuts in my installer using Advanced Installer (although the problem …

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