{"id":15262,"date":"2020-08-18T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T03:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/?p=15262"},"modified":"2023-10-12T19:32:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:02:51","slug":"create-a-shortcut-tool-lets-you-create-a-shortcut-anywhere-on-your-computer-easily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/create-a-shortcut-tool-lets-you-create-a-shortcut-anywhere-on-your-computer-easily","title":{"rendered":"Create A Shortcut Tool lets you create shortcuts anywhere on your computer easily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are pleased to release <strong>Create A Shortcut<\/strong> tool for Windows. <em>Create A Shortcut<\/em> adds the ability for a user, to select where to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/create-desktop-shortcut-windows-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">create a desktop shortcut<\/a> for a file system object, from anywhere on a user&#8217;s computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15263\" title=\"create-a-shortcut\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/create-a-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/create-a-shortcut.png 446w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/create-a-shortcut-150x125.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/create-a-shortcut-400x333.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Create A Shortcut Tool for Windows PC<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let us say you have opened <code><em>C:\\Program Files\\Quick Restore Maker<\/em><\/code> folder and you want to create a shortcut of this program&#8217;s .exe file in <code>D:\\Daily Shortcuts<\/code> folder, you can do so easily in a couple of clicks from the Program folder itself!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you have downloaded the setup, run the installer to install it. It will install the program folder in the C:\\Program Files folder. It will also create a Control Panel Uninstall entry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now just right-click any file or folder whose shortcut you want to create and click <em>Create A Shortcut<\/em> context menu item and a folder selection dialog will open. Here, select where you&#8217;d like to place its shortcut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Create A Shortcut lets you select a location to place a shortcut without using the default Windows location (SendTo Desktop or Create Shortcut) or creating a shortcut in its own folder first and then moving it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/downloads\/Create%20A%20Shortcut.zip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-760\" title=\"Download\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/download1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/downloads\/Create%20A%20Shortcut.zip\"><strong>Create A Shortcut<\/strong><strong> v 1.0<\/strong><\/a> has been created by TWC Member Lee Whittington for The Windows Club, on a request from TWCF member <em>Bamajon197,<\/em> and has been tested on Windows 7, but works on Windows 11\/10\/8 too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to release Create A Shortcut tool for Windows. 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