Internet Explorer 9 famously lets you add Web favorites to your taskbar, but Windows has always had the option of adding them to the desktop.

To create a desktop shortcut to a file stored on your Windows PC: Begin by navigating in Windows Explorer to locate the file for which you wish to create a desktop shortcut. Once you've located ...

The desktop Internet shortcuts are opened with the default Web browser on your business computer, so you can open them with another browser by changing the default browser.

Add a Shutdown Button to the Desktop Creating a "Shutdown" shortcut on your Windows 11 desktop doesn't require any third-party software.

The Windows version of Google Chrome is preparing to add a desktop shortcut to open directly into an Incognito Mode window.

PC users can easily add a shortcut to the Send To menu in Windows 11/10 by opening File Explorer window and type shell:sendto in the address bar and then hit Enter.