So, if you want, you can set a custom icon for the printer shortcut. Thankfully, Windows 11/10 provides a built-in feature to change file and folder icons (including desktop shortcuts).

Add Printer to ‘Send to’ Desktop Context Menu When you successfully add a printer in the Send To menu on your Windows system, you’ll be able to send documents directly to the selected ...

Preparing the Shortcut Once you've installed Actions and enabled scripts, follow this iCloud link to access my "Quit All Except" shortcut and add it to your own arsenal.

The Windows version of Google Chrome is preparing to add a desktop shortcut to open directly into an Incognito Mode window.

Note that if the shortcut fails to launch after you’ve moved it into the folder, try deleting it and re-creating it, but without assigning shortcut keys. Next, move the icon into the folder, then ...

Internet Explorer 9 famously lets you add Web favorites to your taskbar, but Windows has always had the option of adding them to the desktop.

The collaborative DIY web site Instructables has a neat trick for adding a shutdown shortcut to your Windows desktop complete with the shutdown icon (or anywhere else, for that matter).

Simply download the Zip file, then extract it to the Windows desktop. Alternately, you can extract it elsewhere and create a shortcut that sits on the desktop. Or even in the taskbar if you prefer.

To save some time, you can add a shortcut to Yahoo to your desktop so you can navigate to the online email client with a simple double-click.

Keyboard shortcuts might seem kind of old school since they’re mainly associated with desktop applications, but bringing some basic shortcut functionality into your web application can easily ...