How do I create Windows 10 desktop shortcuts?

QFollowing your recent advice, I found it was still possible to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, so I actually bit the bullet and went ahead. It all went fine and I’m slowly finding my way around the new system – so, thanks for that tip!

However, one thing I can’t work out is how to create a shortcut on the Windows desktop. On Windows 7 I remember this being easy, but I can’t figure out how to do it in Windows 10. All my existing Desktop shortcuts made the journey to Windows 10, but I don’t know how to make new ones. For example, I installed Libreoffice and would like to make a shortcut for Writer. Could you tell me how, or has Microsoft removed this ability? Edmund Wall

AYou can still do this in Windows 10 but the process has changed a little. As a refresher, in Windows 7 you could create a shortcut directly from a Start menu entry, just by right-clicking and pointing to ‘Send to’ and then ‘Desktop (create shortcut)’ (see screenshot 1 ).

However, to get to that point in Windows 10 you must first right-click the relevant item, then point to More and click ‘Open file location’. So, for your request, click Start followed by Libreoffice, then right-click Libreoffice Writer, and click More followed by ‘Open file location’ (see screenshot 2 ).

This will open a File Explorer window, displaying the folder with Libreoffice shortcuts. Now, in this window, just right-click Libreoffice Writer, point to ‘Send to’ and click ‘Desktop (create shortcut)’.