To create one of these, you simply click your mouse on the URL in the address bar and drag it to the desktop to create the shortcut.

Here's how to create shortcuts in Windows 10. Use them to open your favorite apps, programs, TV shows, movies and games quickly.

Shortcuts It’s also easy to create desktop and start menu shortcuts — simply run cmd.exe and wrap the action portion of the command in double quotes.

To create a shortcut in Windows 10, just right-click a file, program, or folder, and select one of two options.