Right click on a shortcut and the context menu pops up:Ĭhoose “Properties” from this list to learn more about the shortcut itself. You can always tell by the arrow on the lower left of the icon itself, in case you haven’t realized that yet. Here’s a typical Windows 8 Desktop shortcut: It’ll still run, you can still get to it from the Start Tiles (in Win8) or through search. THen you can decide if you want the program and/or need the shortcut.Īnd remember, you can delete shortcuts without affecting the program itself. 🙂įortunately, you can at least test the shortcuts to see if they work and find the original file or program that’s linked easily enough. Honestly, all those shortcuts just make me anxious when I look at them. Quick and easy.īut no, app developers (including Microsoft) keep dropping those darn shortcuts onto your Desktop and it’s up to you to either delete them, organize them or let them “win” and take over the space.
Especially in Windows 8 - and Win 8.1 - the search system is so improved that you really can skip them entirely and just type in the name of the app you want to use each time. After a few months, just about every Windows system is littered with 10, 20 or more of these shortcuts, meaning that whatever pretty image you have as your desktop wallpaper barely peeks out from between all the darn icons. One of the things that I most dislike about Windows is the bad habit of apps dropping shortcuts on your Desktop without even asking.
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