Through Applications Folder

For the windows store applications, the above method will not work as shortcuts do not get created for such apps in startup menu folder. In that case, you can try the following steps to successfully create a desktop shortcut.

Step 1: Locate and click on the Search icon in the taskbar.

 

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Step 2: Type in cmd and click on Command Prompt from the search results.

 

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Step 3: When command prompt opens up, type in the following and hit Enter key. This would open the Applications folder.

explorer shell:AppsFolder

 


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Step 4: Now browse and find the application you need to create shortcut for. Right click on it and click on the Create shortcut option.



Step 5: Click on Yes button when shortcut creation confirmation window pops open.

 

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That’s it. Your new shortcut is ready to be used.