How to create a shortcut on your Windows desktop

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Tip 1 - Add icons to the desktop or taskbar - Windows Help

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Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by kristan abraham | permalink

Add icons to the desktop or taskbar - Windows Help

In Windows 8.1, apps don't automatically get added to your desktop. Learn how to pin apps to your desktop or taskbar.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-desktop-shortcuts-icons ^[1]

Tip 2 - Create or delete a shortcut - Windows Help

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Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Snazzy Tazzy | permalink

Create or delete a shortcut - Windows Help

Learn how to create shortcuts (links to items on your computer) for easy access to programs, folders, and files that you access frequently.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-delete-shortcut ^[2]

Tip 3 - Create Website Shortcuts on your Windows desktop

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Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gerald Parrish | permalink

Create Website Shortcuts on your Windows desktop

Learn how to create Website Shortcuts on your desktop. Two ways to do it in Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

For further reading: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-website-shortcuts-windows-desktop ^[3]

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Category: Fun | 9 years, 1 month(s) ago

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1. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-desktop-shortcuts-icons

2. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-delete-shortcut

3. http://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-website-shortcuts-windows-desktop