One of the oldest and most used features on Windows is the ability to create shortcuts to files and programs stored on your PC. Creating a shortcut is not the same thing as moving the program or file ...

Locate the app you want to create a desktop shortcut for. Click on it and drag it to the desktop, and the word Link will appear when you hover your cursor with the app on the desktop. Release the ...

If you created multiple profiles in the Firefox browser and want to create a desktop shortcut to a specific Firefox profile, this step-by-step guide will help you do that. You do not need a ...

Opening the Command Prompt and running some commands every time is somewhat a tedious job. Are you also bored of using it constantly? If yes, then why not use a double-clickable desktop shortcut ...

If you find yourself hunting for shortcuts amid a chaos of icons on your desktop, use these tips to restore order to the Windows backdrop. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as ...

Now type the key combination you want to become a shortcut to the app or folder — Ctrl+Alt are prefixes by default — and take ...

One of the little-known features of Windows 7 is the ability to create custom keyboard shortcuts for any program, file or page. If you use Google Calendar a lot, you can save a lot of time by creating ...

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