Internet Explorer 9 famously lets you add Web favorites to your taskbar, but Windows has always had the option of adding them to the desktop.

Thankfully, Google's Chrome allows you to create application shortcuts for your favorite web pages that can be added directly to your desktop, start menu or taskbar, letting you jump from your ...

The desktop Internet shortcuts are opened with the default Web browser on your business computer, so you can open them with another browser by changing the default browser.

To create a desktop shortcut to a file stored on your Windows PC: Begin by navigating in Windows Explorer to locate the file for which you wish to create a desktop shortcut. Once you've located ...

The Windows version of Google Chrome is preparing to add a desktop shortcut to open directly into an Incognito Mode window.

Add a Shutdown Button to the Desktop Creating a "Shutdown" shortcut on your Windows 11 desktop doesn't require any third-party software.

How to Create Shortcuts to Websites on a Desktop for a Mac. If you visit certain Web pages, such as Facebook and Gmail, on a daily basis, you can create shortcuts to them on your Mac OS X desktop.