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.

Want to create a shortcut to a specific Chrome user profile? Learn how to create a Chrome profile shortcut on your Windows desktop by toggling this setting.

With Firefox, you can create a shortcut on your desktop to any website, but if you are not accustomed to working with Firefox, figuring out how to do this can be difficult.

If you are looking for a way to to put favorites on desktop, then you need to create a Desktop shortcut to Favorites in Windows. It lets users quickly access frequently used items.

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.