How to Add a Shortcut to Google Chrome to Windows 10 Desktop in 10 Seconds
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Microsoft improved Windows 10 so much that now creating a shortcut to the program on the desktop is a whole problem. Even the most tech savvy and advanced users have to think over for a long time, until they understand how to create this damn shortcut to Chrome. And this is frustrating.
Where the Problem Begins
You can easily find Chrome in the Start menu but the problem is that you can’t drag it to directly to your desktop. You can’t do the same either even if you already have Chrome pinned to your Taskbar. In this tutorial I will explain the quickest way to do it.
How to Add a Shortcut to Google Chrome (Chrome.exe) to Windows 10 Desktop in 10 Seconds
Press the Win button on your keyboard;
Type “chrome”
Right-click the Chrome browser in the results
Click Open file location:
Click Send to
In the menu select Desktop (Create Shortcut):
That’s it! Now you can launch your Chrome using the desktop shortcut.
Wrapping Words
I could keep writing and explaining other methods to place a link to Chrome on your desktop but I know that you don’t have much time now. That’s why I’m wrapping up.
Adam Swift
Adam is a real tech maniac. He likes to spend time testing phones, tablets, laptops, as well as any other technical devices, and write practical manuals on their functions. He often sleeps all day, but always works at night. Adam bought his first computer in 1999, being an absolute beginner who never held a computer mouse in his hands. He began to study Windows, constantly experimented and often crashed the operating system. But six months later, he was able to reinstall Windows 98 from a scratch on his own, fix almost any software problem on a PC, he also did hardware upgrades and realized that computers, operating systems and programs are now his biggest passion. In addition, Adam has always been a big lover of phones. With the advent of smartphones with Android OS, he began to pick at them much more than in computers. Now Adam loves to study privacy issues in instant messengers, blocking unwanted calls and other nuances related to privacy and security on the network. You can follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tunecomp