Skip to content

TechDirectArchive

Hands-on IT, Cloud, Security, Veeam & DevOps

  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise With US
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Toggle search form

How to make a desktop shortcut available for all users in Windows 7 and 10

Posted on 11/05/201917/08/2026 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to make a desktop shortcut available for all users in Windows 7 and 10
  1. Home
  2. Windows
  3. How to make a desktop shortcut available for all users in Windows 7 and 10
Text tutorial on creating a desktop shortcut for all users in Windows 7 and 10, displayed on a Windows background.

When programs are installed on Windows, you have the choice to create a desktop shortcut for the individual programs. However, if you don’t create a desktop shortcut at the time that you install the program, you can install the desktop shortcut later, and you can easily create one with the steps shown below. Please see these related posts; how to Clear Cache on Windows 10, how to Delete Windows.old folder in Windows 11, how to delete obsolete drivers from the Driver Store in Windows 10, Disk Drill: How to Recover Deleted Temp Files on Windows 10 and 11, and How to use Windows 11 PC Health Check App.

On Windows 7 devices, you can create or copy the shortcut into this path. Here is a similar guide on how to create a desktop shortcut in Windows 10 to switch User Accounts – Fast user switching (Session Disconnection Utility).

C:Users\All\User Desktops

Well, that folder is not accessible for Windows 10. You may also want to see this link for more information.

Therefore for Windows 10, you will simply have to copy the shortcut and paste it into this path.

C:\Users\Public\Desktop

Note: you could do the same for the following,

  • Music
  • Download
  • Pictures
  • Videos and
  • Music Folder

Alternatively, you could click the Windows key and then browse to the program for which you want to create a desktop shortcut.

Right-click on the program name or tile, and then select Open file location. Right-click the program name, and then click Send To > Desktop (Create shortcut).

A shortcut for the program appears on your desktop afterwards.

I hope you found this blog post helpful. If you have any questions, please let me know in the comment session.

Thank you for reading this post. Kindly share it with others.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
  • Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
Windows Tags:desktopshortcut, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Shortcut

Post navigation

Previous Post: Unable to connect to MSSQL Server after changing Server name
Next Post: How to use MSINFO32 to view System Information

Related Posts

  • edge7
    How to enable Adblocker on Microsoft Edge Windows
  • Featured image What are system partition and boot partitions in Windows
    What are System Partition and Boot Partition in Windows? Windows
  • Slide2 2
    Oracle VirtualBox: Installing Windows 11 without TPM Support Virtualization
  • chocolatey logo 1
    Windows Package Manager: How to install applications using Chocolatey? Windows
  • print driver
    How to update Printer Drivers on your Windows device Windows
  • Featured image multi monitor
    Enhanced Multi-Monitor Experience with Windows 11 Windows

More Related Articles

How To Upgrade Windows 11 Pro to Enterprise Upgrade Windows 11 Pro to Enterprise and vice Versa Windows
Featured image bootable USB Create a Windows 10 or 11 bootable USB with UEFI support Windows
Trellix Native Encryption Manage BitLocker and FileVault with Trellix Native Encryption Mac
Windows OS type and version and build How to determine Windows Version or Edition and Build Windows
Secure Boot 2023 Compliance for wds e1781352448233 Secure Boot 2023 Compliance Across WinPE, MDT, WDS, and ADK: Boot Chain Alignment and PXE Validation [Final Part] Windows
Slide2 2 Oracle VirtualBox: Installing Windows 11 without TPM Support Virtualization

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Microsoft MVP

vexpert-badge-stars-5

Virtual Background

VEEAMLEGEND

Categories

Top 30 Sysadmin blog

veeaam100

Veeam Vanguard

  • App Locker
    Harden your Veeam Backup Server with Microsoft AppLocker Windows
  • PrintNightMare
    Mitigating ‘PrintNightmare’ Vulnerability: Print Spooler Solutions Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment
  • Featured image Audioissue
    How to Fix Audio Services Not Responding on Windows 10 and 11 Windows
  • Capture 37
    How to Configure Network Load Balancing on Windows Server Backup
  • banner
    How to Integrate TestRail with Cypress Automation
  • Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level
    Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level Windows Server
  • hero windowsserver hyperv scaled
    Pass-Through Authentication Authentication and ADFS environment setup on Hyper-V for Hybrid Identity integration Virtualization
  • Secure Boot 2023 Compliance for wds e1781352448233
    Secure Boot 2023 Compliance Across WinPE, MDT, WDS, and ADK: Boot Chain Alignment and PXE Validation [Final Part] Windows

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,745 other subscribers
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments
  • About
  • Authors
  • Write for us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with us
  • General Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Feedly
  • Telegram
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • mastodon
  • Bsky

Tags

Active Directory Azure Bitlocker Microsoft Windows PowerShell WDS Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Deployment Services Windows Server 2016

Copyright © 2026 TechDirectArchive

Loading Comments...

You must be logged in to post a comment.