Comments on: Open Windows Settings pages using Desktop shortcuts or Context Menu

By: Nernst Herb

Nernst Herb — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:11:00 +0000

When I create a shortcut in this way, it opens a blank web page, then the required setings page then closes the web page. How do I prevent this redundant web page opening?

By: Anand Khanse

Anand Khanse — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:34:00 +0000

In reply to V. Frustrated.

True. Edge browser does not offer the easy way out. See this: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-web-page-shortcut-edge-browser

By: V. Frustrated

V. Frustrated — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:42:00 +0000

I am VERY frustrated with Windows 10. Just creating a desktop icon or web shortcut seems twice as difficult as it was in Win 7. I remember on any given webpage, I would right-click anywhere in the background & the pop box would prompt: “Create desktop shortcut” or icon, or what-have-you. But the fact it is – – now when I click on the background I have 2 choices: “Select all” & “print”.

In a time when where efficiency is paramount in many positions, therefore adding more steps to do what was so simple is the absolute opposite of being efficient.

My apologies ahead of time, if I’ve posted this in an inappropriate place. Because just searching my topic didn’t help, as it’s not easy to find “creating a web shortcut using Windows 10”, wasn’t very convenient as Cortana “ask me anything” is, in this case, useless.

NOW, would anyone like to put it in layman’s terms how to add a WEB (not an App) shortcut to my desktop please? Thank you!

By: Zoroastro Matta Machado

Zoroastro Matta Machado — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 02:18:00 +0000

In reply to Zoroastro Matta Machado. Never mind, fixed it. I copied your path example "C:Windowsexplorer.exe" and the quotation marks didn't work, so I just typed it all in and now it's working. Thank you.

By: Zoroastro Matta Machado

Zoroastro Matta Machado — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 02:14:00 +0000

Great tutorial, just one thing. I tried creating a Windows Update context menu but when I press it it gives me this error message:
“Explorer.EXE” “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item”. What do I do?