Would you like to learn how to create a shortcut using Powershell? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Powershell to create a shortcut on a computer running Windows.
• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10
• Windows 11
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Tutorial Powershell – Creating a shortcut on Windows
Start a Powershell command-line.
Configure a file name to the new shortcut.
Create a shortcut using Powershell.
In our example, a shortcut named MYCALC was created in the root of drive C.
Optionally, create a shortcut with arguments.
Congratulations! You are able to create a shortcut using Powershell on Windows.
Powershell – Create a shortcut to run as administrator
Start a Powershell command-line.
Create a shortcut using Powershell.
Configure the shortcut to run as admin.
In our example, a shortcut named POWERSHELL was created in the root of drive C.
Congratulations! You are able to create a shortcut to run as administrator using Powershell.
