How to create shortcut by using cmd

[Texas]

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Everyone is familiar with the windows command prompt tool. I want to know the commands by which I can create shortcuts directly on the desktop. What are the commands that can create a shortcut on the desktop. What are the other most useful commands that I can try in cmd. And other I want to know that the same is possible by notepade also. Please list some command lines and the procedure to create a shortcut file from notepad. Thanks in advance.

[Raine]

I will list you some solution that is used at system level in windows. By using the runas command you can create a short cut directly on the desktop. To do this right click on desktop and select new > shortcut. Then type the below locations :

• runas /user:ComputerName\administrator cmd - It is used to see administrative credentials
• runas /user:ComputerName\administrator "mmc %windir%\system32\compmgmt.msc" -- Use to manage a computer by administrative credentials.

When you will run the shortcut from the desktop then it will ask for your windows administrative password.

[Eric B]

To create the shortcut for your desired application via command prompt just follow the listed instructions. Shortcuts are .ink files. So if you create a ink file of any application it act as a application launcher. The command for this is - shortcut -t "c:\program files\counterstrike\cs.exe" -n "counterstrike.lnk" -i "c:\program files\counterstrikeicon\icon1.ico" -x 0 -d "d:\cs\image" .See the command carefully. The first part it the location of software and then the second part you assign an icon image to the application which is located in the d drive.

[Glenny]

There are some command utilities in cmd that is useful for multiple purposes. Like shutting down the system. Just type shutdown -s. In the same way -a at the ends means to stop shutdown, -r means to restart, -m\\computername is to shut down a remote computer and -l to log off the same. For more detail just type shutdown /? and hit enter. Then you can use sfc /scannow for scanning errors in windows and chkdsk to repair a hardrive. In note pad you will need to give the location of application and save the file with extension .exe.