Questions tagged [file-shortcut]
*.lnk shortcuts - small files providing parameters (e.g. command line) for launching an application, icon, etc.
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Why does my Windows shortcut have a target location of "7" in the properties?
I created a shortcut on my desktop which executes a Powershell command to restart explorer.exe. For some reason, in the properties window, the target location is listed as 7. What does this mean?
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I can't insert long paths in the "Target" box in Windows 11 shortcut properties (might consider using vbs or batch)
I'm trying to create a Windows shortcut that will be put in my startup folder. The shortcut starts a program (Discord), but with a 1-minute delay. I'm doing this because my (ancient) core i3-2100 PC ...
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Folder Shortcut Infotips don't Display Target Folder Info
How to display the same infotip as the original folder in the folder shortcuts infotip? I'm aware of how to add properties to shortcut infotips via Regedit, but this approach only allows 7 properties (...
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Is there a Windows equivalent of Linux `.desktop` file to execute various commands (like as many custom "apps")
I am using Windows in parallel with Linux again, and I've got all the Linux habits and reflexes, without which I feel very frustrated.
For example, how to create a file to launch a terminal with a ...
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Command Prompt link folder files to another drive and folder like a shortcut
What is the command syntax to link file folder files from one drive to another drive, folder
Example:
Link drives from a full drive C: Documents (all files) to D: Documents (linked back to the C: ...
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EXE on a network drive - how to create a shortcut on taskbar?
I've created a .bat file that runs the network exe, but it does not allow it to be made a shortcut on the taskbar:
Within my runme.bat file:
cmd /c start w:\programs\app.exe
That does not work.
I've ...
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How to access PHPMyAdmin from the web on a VPS (IaaS) server environment? [closed]
Ubuntu server 22.10.
If PHPMyAdmin doesn’t have this path /var/www/html/phpmyadmin then how could I access it from https://IP-ADDRESS/phpmyadmin?
I thought about creating a softlink from /usr/share/...
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Creating directory shortcuts with WSL
I'm trying to create a shortcut to a directory using ln in WSL, so that double-clicking it opens the directory: while it works if the shortcut is created in the same disk, it creates a 0 B file if the ...
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How do I make a (desktop) shortcut to play a specific folder in the new Windows Media Player?
I have experience with you being able to make a shortcut for VLC where you specify VLC's .exe location, then you add "-LZ" with the folder location after that to start playing media (music) ...
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Replace linked shortcuts with actual paths to files and folders in Windows
I have a folder:
X:\cases\XYZ and in this folder I have 2 subfolders and a windows shortcut (.lnk) file that points to another share:
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3d.lnk ==> Z:\3d\XYZ
I have a user that wants ...
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How do I open the file location of a shortcut's target? [duplicate]
I have a shortcut to a file. This file is inside of a folder. In Thunar, I have the folder that the shortcut itself is in (i.e. not the folder that the shortcut's target is in). I wish to open the ...
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File shortcuts don't work or throwing association error in Windows 11
I accidentally broke up my Windows 11 registry regarding shortcuts. To be honest, I also forgot to export a copy of the registry before making changes. Yeah, I know it's dumb, but it happened.
I ...
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Create a Windows shortcut that behaves like the actual file
I have file A. I need to put it in folder B but I update it from another folder where things are centralized. For obvious reasons, .lnk shortcuts don't behave like symlinks. Is there a way to create a ...
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No icon showing for shortcuts to Windows Apps
I'm running the latest version of Windows 10, but I have had this problem for a long time now. I have shortcuts to applications in a number of places. Some key examples include on my desktop, on the ...
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Windows - Is there a way to quickly copy the content of a file (always the same file) to clipboard
I'm working in a limited enterprise environement. I do stuff in ssh through Putty (cannot use any other terminal) and in my linux environment, when I do a vim yank or a tmux yank I added the behaviour ...
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