How to create a shortcut using a batch script? [duplicate]

How can I create a shortcut to the file D:\myfile.extension on the Desktop using a batch script?

3 Answers

You can achieve without external tools this by creating a temporary VBScript:

@echo off set SCRIPT="%TEMP%\%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%.vbs" echo Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") >> %SCRIPT% echo sLinkFile = "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\myshortcut.lnk" >> %SCRIPT% echo Set oLink = oWS.CreateShortcut(sLinkFile) >> %SCRIPT% echo oLink.TargetPath = "D:\myfile.extension" >> %SCRIPT% echo oLink.Save >> %SCRIPT% cscript /nologo %SCRIPT% del %SCRIPT% 

(Idea taken from here.)

This will create myshortcut.lnk on the Desktop, pointing to D:\myfile.extension.

You can supply additional properties before saving the link by modifying the following values:

oLink.Arguments oLink.Description oLink.HotKey oLink.IconLocation oLink.WindowStyle oLink.WorkingDirectory 

Consult How to create a desktop shortcut with the Windows Script Host to see a few examples.

@echo off echo [InternetShortcut] >> "%AllUsersProfile%\desktop\NOTEPAD.url" echo URL="C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE" >> "%AllUsersProfile%\desktop\NOTEPAD.url" echo IconFile=C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll >> "%AllUsersProfile%\desktop\NOTEPAD.url" echo IconIndex=20 >> "%AllUsersProfile%\desktop\NOTEPAD.url" 

This code creates a shortcut in the "All Users" desktop folder called NOTEPAD.url pointing to the NotePad application, and will also assign an icon from the SHELL32.dll. Change the path and filename to your D:/ location and exename. And make sure your .url filename stays the same across all lines of code.

there is external command shortcut.exe that can do this in that way:

shortcut /a:c /f:"c:\users\me\desktop\myshortcut.lnk" /t:"c:\program files\skype\skype.exe" 

that can create shortcut of skype in your desktop

it is free downloadable program, but i can't find its link, so i will try to upload it and post the link

here it is:

shortcut.exe by Marty List