Creating desktop shortcuts will allow you to access important files, applications, and even websites quickly and easily. If you use any of these regularly and need them to be the first thing you see when you turn on your PC, creating desktop shortcuts is the best way. This tutorial will show you the easy way to create desktop shortcuts on Windows 11 PCs.
Easy Way Create Desktop Shortcuts Windows 11 – Applications
Step-1: Click on the Windows icon on the taskbar. Select the All apps option.
Step-2: Locate the app you want to create a desktop shortcut for.
Step-3: Click on it and drag it to the desktop. You will see the word Link appear when you hover your cursor with the app on the desktop. Release the cursor.
Create Desktop Shortcuts – File
Step-1: Locate the file you wish to create a shortcut for. You can use File Explorer to locate the file.
Step-2: Press the Alt key on your keyboard.
Step-3: While pressing down the Alt key, click on the file and drag it to the desktop. You will see ‘Create Link in desktop’ appear when you hover the cursor with the file on the desktop.
Release the cursor.
Website Shortcuts
- Open your browser.
- Open the website you wish to create a shortcut for.
- In the address bar, you will see a small icon. This will be in the shape of a lock or small i inside a circle. Click on this and drag it to the desktop.
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Multiple desktops are great for keeping unrelated, ongoing projects organized—or for quickly switching desktops before a meeting.
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On the taskbar, select the Task view icon, then select New desktop.
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Open the apps you want to use on that desktop.
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To switch to another desktop, select Task view again.
You can also choose different backgrounds for each desktop if you're using a picture. If you're using a solid color or a slideshow, all your backgrounds will be the same.
To change a background if you're using a picture:
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Right-click on the desktop you want to change.
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Select Choose background.
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Select the list in the Personalize your background section, then select Picture.
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Select a picture.
Multiple desktops are great for keeping unrelated, ongoing projects organized—or for quickly switching desktops before a meeting. To create multiple desktops:
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On the taskbar, select Task view > New desktop .
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Open the apps you want to use on that desktop.
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To switch to another desktop, select Task view again.
Windows 11's Virtual Desktops are ideal for multitasking masters who'd thrive on juggling multiple desktops that run applications independently from each other. With this feature, you can swap between virtual desktops to help you focus better on each group of tasks.
Windows 11, poised to launch on Oct. 5, will offer several new features: better UI, integrated Android Apps, and more appearance settings, to name a few. It will also provide some of our favorite features from previous Windows versions, such as Virtual Desktops.
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As Microsoft prepares to usher in a new era, perhaps it’s about time that you, too, revivify your productivity by taking advantage of all the perks Virtual Desktops has to offer. Here are easy, step-by-step instructions on how to create and manage Virtual Desktops on Windows 11.
How to Create a Virtual Desktop on Windows 11
1. To create a new virtual desktop, hover your mouse pointer on or click the virtual desktops button on your taskbar.
2. From the menu shown at the bottom of your screen, click the New desktop option. This action will immediately open a new virtual desktop with no active foreground applications.
1. Hover your mouse pointer on or click the virtual desktops button on your taskbar. This should open the same menu that you saw in the guide above. But this time, you’ll see multiple active desktop screens instead of one.
2. Click on your chosen virtual desktop to jump into it.
Alternatively, you can follow the steps below.
1. Press the Windows key and Tab on your keyboard simultaneously. This will open the Task View interface.
2. From the menu shown in the first step, use your arrow keys to select your preferred desktop.
3. Press the enter key to jump to your selected desktop.
How to Close a Virtual Desktop
1. Hover your mouse pointer on or click the virtual desktops button on your taskbar. You can also use Windows key + Tab to access the Task View interface.
2. Hover your mouse on the virtual desktop you wish to close. Doing so will show a close button at the top-left corner of the virtual desktop’s thumbnail.
3. Click the close button. After your virtual desktop is closed, all running foreground programs will be moved to the desktop immediately preceding it. This means that you do not have to worry about accidentally closing your workflow.