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

If the desktop is your launchpad for Windows 11, it's important to know how to get there in a second or two. Here's what you need to know.

Microsoft Windows allows you to add various things in the desktop context menu, including Copilot. Even though one can easily trigger Copilot using the keyboard shortcut Win + C.

This is my dilemma:<P>I am creating an installation interface for an old DOS program, which is no problem, but at the end of it I want the interface to create a desktop shortcut with customised ...

You can even create a shortcut to Control Panel and add it to your desktop or Windows 11 taskbar for even quicker access.

Things get a bit trickier if you're using Windows. First of all, you can't individually change every desktop icon — you can only change folders, shortcuts, and default Windows apps.