In this article I will describe what shortcuts are, why they are needed, how to create a shortcut, how to find out where the shortcut is located and how to delete it. And also how to remove the arrow icon on it.
Why are there arrows on the icons at all?
Program icons on the desktop are shortcuts to installed programs.
The shortcuts, in turn, serve as a pointer to the executable file of the program.
When you install a program, it often asks about creating shortcuts in the Start menu and on the Desktop. This is necessary for quick access and launch of the program.
The program itself, of course, is located in the Programm Files folder on system disk, but so that you don’t have to launch a program or game every time to the folder where it is installed, there are shortcuts.
You yourself can create such a shortcut for any program or game or folder or file and place it on the Desktop so as not to launch it from the folder where it is located.
For example, you have a folder with your favorite photos and it is located along the path: E:\all photos\Vasya\work\north\holiday.
The final folder is the holiday and in order not to get to it every time, it is not at all necessary to copy or move it to the Desktop for speed, you can simply create a shortcut that will link to it. It takes up only 2-4 KB and significantly saves space.
Of course, if you are on the drive where this folder is located, you will not need this in order to save space on the system drive, but for quick access you can still do this.
How to create a shortcut on the Desktop?
1 way.
Right-click on your folder and select Send - Desktop (create shortcut)
Method 2.
Right-click on your folder and select Create a shortcut
After that, you can cut it and paste it onto your desktop.
3 way.
Right-click on an empty space on the desktop and select Create - Label
A window will appear in which when you click the button Review, you need to select the path to your folder
These methods can be applied not only to folders, but also to files.
How to find out the location of a shortcut on the Desktop?
1 way.
Right-click on the shortcut and select File location
Method 2.
Right-click on the shortcut and select from the menu at the very end Property. A window will open in which in the field An object the path to the executable file is written, and in the field Work folder the path to the folder where this file is located is written. You can get to the file either by copying the second path,
or simply by pressing a button File location
Shortcuts are deleted like regular files and folders.
How to remove arrows from a shortcut on the desktop?
I don’t know why you need this, because I already wrote about their purpose above - you simply won’t confuse the shortcut with a real file.
Perhaps this is necessary for beauty, but still I will write how to do it.
This is where you need to edit. To do this, launch it with the keys win + r or Start - and enter regedit.
1 way.
Go to the registry branch HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile and rename the IsShortcut parameter to IsNotShortcut
If you don’t want to dig into the registry, then just download this file
It contains 2 files - ubrat.reg and vernut.reg. Accordingly, to remove the arrows, click the first one, to return it to how it was - the second one.
Attention! U this method there are side effects like:
- On Windows 7 and 8 it is not possible to pin a program to the taskbar.
- On windows 8, the lower left corner, right-click does not work.
Method 2.
You can remove arrows from labels by redirecting the arrow image.
For correct redirection you will need an "empty" icon, which must be placed in Windows folder(in the Start menu, enter %systemroot% in the search - into this folder and you need to save the icon).
- in the archive there is an icon and registry files with which you can remove arrows from shortcuts and restore them, respectively, the names of the registry files are as follows: RemoveArrow.reg (remove) and RestoreArrow.reg (restore).
Go to the branch in the Registry Editor HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer
Note: On a 64-bit system, the setting value should be C:\Windows\Blank.ico,0
For changes to the registry to take effect, you can either end and restore the session with the computer, or reboot.
To provide yourself fast access You can make a shortcut (link) to any file, folder or program. Then you can launch a program or open a folder or file with one click of the mouse directly from your desktop. How to install a shortcut on the desktop? Let's figure it out.
Create a shortcut directly
Direct route - this means directly from the storage location the desired file or folders.
- We find on our computer the folder (document, program) that interests us.
- Right-click on its image.
- In the window that opens, select the “Create shortcut” menu item and left-click on it.
- In the same folder (possibly next to the necessary document) a shortcut will appear. It will look the same as the icon of the file itself, but with an arrow in the lower left corner of the new icon.
- Drag the created shortcut to the desktop.
Creating a shortcut in a roundabout way
Using this method, you can create a shortcut to a file or directly from the desktop.
- Right-click on any empty space on the desktop.
- In the window that opens, select the “Create” menu item. In the new window that opens, select the “Shortcut” menu item - another window will open.
- Next to the empty line of this window we see the “Browse” button and find the file (folder) that interests us.
- Left-click on this file so that it is highlighted with a marker and press the “OK” button.
- The path to the document will be written in the empty line.
- Click the “Next” button and enter the name of the shortcut.
- Click on the “Finish” button - a shortcut will appear on the desktop.
That's all the wisdom. If something remains unclear, read the article
What are shortcuts for? The main purpose of shortcuts is to make it easier to access certain files and programs. For example, in hard section Drive C has a “documents” folder, there is another folder in it called “Home”, in the “work” folder there is a “Photos” folder, this folder contains frequently used photographs. To get to these photos you have to go through this path every time. All this takes a lot of time, and besides, you can get confused or simply forget, such a long way. To save time, you can make a shortcut for the Photos folder and place it on your desktop, Start menu, or Quick Access toolbar. By launching this shortcut, the user opens the “Photos” folder and it takes only two seconds.
That's what shortcuts are for. Now let's look at how to create them.
So, how to install a shortcut on your desktop? To begin with, it is worth noting that shortcuts can be created for any files (in this case, when you launch a shortcut, the program starts, by default this type of file, for example, for a video file, the player will open), folders (directories) and shortcuts (yes, you can create shortcuts for shortcuts ).
To create a shortcut in Windows XP, you need to right-click on the file (shortcut or folder) of interest and select “Create shortcut” in the menu that appears. The shortcut created this way is placed in the same folder, but you can move it anywhere and it will work (if you move the file referenced by the shortcut to another location, the shortcut will not work).
In order not to have to drag a shortcut to the desktop, you can use the “send” function; to do this, you need to right-click on the file (shortcut or folder) and select “send” and “Desktop (create shortcut)” in the menu that appears.
You can send a shortcut for a particular program to the Start menu, or rather the left part of it, which opens immediately, as follows - right-click on the file that launches the program or on the shortcut and select “Pin to Start Menu” .
You can also add a shortcut to the “All Programs” menu by right-clicking on the “Start” button and selecting “Open a common menu for all”. In the folder that opens, you need to open the “Programs” directory and copy the desired shortcut into it.
Hello, friends! I think that every computer owner has already decided on a list of programs that he uses most often. AND operating system helps you get quick access to them by grouping recently launched programs into the menu.
But most users prefer that the launch button for their favorite application is always at hand. And they make shortcuts to programs on the desktop. Therefore, over time Desktop they just become cluttered with a bunch of icons that you can get lost among.
Social networks are very popular today. So, for the younger generation, there is no problem quickly logging into your account of any social network, which cannot be said about the older generation. AND simple solution This difficulty can be caused by a shortcut to a personal page from a social network on the computer desktop.
Label is an icon (icon) that is associated with an Internet address or program or folder on a computer. When you double-click with the left mouse button on it, the program starts or a page from the Internet opens in the browser.
How to make a website shortcut on your desktop
There are several ways to create shortcuts. But the simplest is to drag the page address from the browser to the desktop.
First, resize your browser window so that at least a small portion of your desktop is visible.
Click in your browser's address bar to highlight the web page address. Then, on the selection, hold down the left mouse button and drag Desktop.
The shortcut will take the form of the browser icon that is your main browser for viewing web pages. If you create several of these shortcuts, they will all look the same and can only be distinguished by their name.
To make the icon images different, you need to change the icon icon.
These icons must first be saved on your computer in a special ICO format. I have prepared several icons, see the picture below. Files of ready-made icons can be found here.
Download and unpack the archive, for example, into the Images folder.
Setting an icon image
Select the shortcut you want to change. Right-click on it and select Properties in the list of commands that opens. Next, the properties window for the selected shortcut will open. On the tab Are common you can change its name.
On the tab Web document select Change icon. A window will open with the icons of your program (you can choose from them). Click Review and open the folder with icons.
Select the one you want and click Open.
In the window Change icon The image of the selected icon will appear. Now click OK and in the window Properties Same OK.
That's it, now the shortcut has a clear graphic icon.
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Many of us open social networking pages even more often than Google search engines and Yandex. So why launch a browser and scroll through bookmarks when you can open your favorite social network straight from your desktop? In this article I will tell you how to place the Odnoklassniki icon on the desktop and make a “correct” shortcut to it. We read the article and see: it’s not difficult at all.
Step 1. Display the classmates icon on the desktop
There are two ways to do this: one is simpler than the other.
Method 1 to display the classmates icon on the desktop
- On the desktop we call context menu right-click;
- Use the option “Create” - “Shortcut”;
- A window appears: “For which element do you need to create a shortcut?”/ Paste it into the address bar http://ok.ru/ and click “Next”;
- We are asked to enter a name for the shortcut. Let’s not be original and type “Odnoklassniki”. Click “Finish”.
Do you think it couldn't be simpler? Read the next method.
Method 2 to add a shortcut to Odnoklassniki on the desktop
- Launch the browser and open the Odnoklassniki social network page in it;
- To add the Odnoklassniki shortcut to the Desktop, click on the page icon in the address bar and drag it to the desktop. In the browser Google Chrome it will look like this:
And in Mozilla Firefox a little differently:
Regardless of the method you choose, the result is the same: the Odnoklassniki shortcut appears on the desktop.
Step 2. Make the right shortcut
We completed the task of bringing the Odnoklassniki bookmark to the desktop. But the shortcut looks uncharacteristic: it’s easy to get lost among files, folders and icons. Therefore, we will transform the Odnoklassniki shortcut on the desktop.
- First we need an image, which we will convert into an icon. I recommend using the picture from the title of this article: right-click on it to bring up the context menu and use the “Save As” option;
- Go to the Convertico service page and in the “Select File From Your Computer” line click “Browse”. Specify the path to the Odnoklassniki picture on your hard drive and click “Go”;
- A link to the finished icon will appear on the right side of the window. Click on the “Download” button and save the image to your computer;
- We return to the desktop. Right-click on the Odnoklassniki shortcut to open the context menu and select the “Properties” option. We are interested in the “Change icon” button - click on it. Now click “Browse” and specify the path to the file of our icon. Found it? Click “Ok” and “Apply”.
Done: the Odnoklassniki shortcut is on the desktop, and thanks to the new icon it will definitely not get lost among the icons of programs and browsers.
