Creates a new .lnk or .url type shortcut

New-Shortcut [-Path] <String> [-TargetPath] <String> [[-Arguments] <String>] [[-IconLocation] <String>] [[-IconIndex] <String>] [[-Description] <String>] [[-WorkingDirectory] <String>]

[[-WindowStyle] ] [-RunAsAdmin] [[-Hotkey] ] [[-ContinueOnError] ] []

Creates a new shortcut .lnk or .url file, with configurable options

-Path <String>

Path to save the shortcut

-TargetPath <String>

Target path or URL that the shortcut launches

-Arguments <String>

Arguments to be passed to the target path

-IconLocation <String>

Location of the icon used for the shortcut

-IconIndex <String>

Executables, DLLs, ICO files with multiple icons need the icon index to be specified

-Description <String>

Description of the shortcut

-WorkingDirectory <String>

Working Directory to be used for the target path

-WindowStyle <String>

Windows style of the application. Options: Normal, Maximized, Minimized. Default is: Normal.

-RunAsAdmin [<SwitchParameter>]

Set shortcut to run program as administrator. This option will prompt user to elevate when executing shortcut.

-Hotkey <String>

Create a Hotkey to launch the shortcut, e.g. "CTRL+SHIFT+F"

-ContinueOnError <Boolean>

Continue if an error is encountered. Default is: $true.

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

PS C:>New-Shortcut -Path "$envProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\My Shortcut.lnk" -TargetPath "$envWinDir\system32\notepad.exe" -IconLocation "$envWinDir\system32\notepad.exe" -Description 'Notepad' -WorkingDirectory "$envHomeDrive\$envHomePath"

To see the examples, type: Get-Help New-Shortcut -Examples

For more information, type: Get-Help New-Shortcut -Detailed

For technical information, type: Get-Help New-Shortcut -Full

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