Comments on: Create Desktop Shortcut using Group Policy (GPO) https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/ SCCM | ConfigMgr | Intune | Windows 11 | Azure Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Trond Burud https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-42026 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-42026 Hello!
Thank you for a great website!
Is it possible to create a shortcut to a Store app (e.g. Office-app) using GPO?

]]> By: Bruce Banfield https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-40455 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-40455 I need to add a “Start in:” location as well as to Maximize the screen setting, but they are both Greyed out. How to I turn them on?

]]> By: Thomas https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-40092 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-40092 In reply to Tim Mayer.

Hi Tim,
Are you resolve your problem with the .ico files don’t show?

]]> By: Randidly https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-39702 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-39702 Saved again Thanks for all you do

Randy

]]> By: Chase https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-38131 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-38131 In reply to George Boyce.

You should be able to do this by just changing the URL as follows:

“C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” google.com

That would make it so chrome opens the shortcut pointing to google.com.

]]> By: NGF https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-36323 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-36323 How can I Put this in the GPO?

“C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe” –explicitly-allowed-ports=PortNumber URL

I would replace the portnumber with an actual port

]]> By: Sven https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-36253 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-36253 In reply to George Boyce.

you can via this workaround:
in my case the default browser is firefox.

There is a site that we use internally wich doesnt play nice with firefox, so i need to open that link with edge.

action: update
name: open website with edge
Target type: File system Object
Location: desktop
Target path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
arguments: [the url/website that you need to open with EDGE]
start in:
Shortcut key: none
Run: normal window
comment: [fill in your comment for future reference]
icon path: [chose something here]
icon index [automatically filled in after choosing an icon]

hope this helps

]]> By: George Boyce https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-36131 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-36131 In reply to John.

Following.

]]> By: Tim Mayer https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-34482 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-34482 I’ve had this same type of GPO set up for about 15 years…all the way back to Windows XP and Server 2003. It’s worked up to now, and we’re on Windows 10 and Server 2019. But this week I’ve started upgrading some test computers to Windows 11, and the desktop shorcuts/links work, but the icons are BLANK. I’ve tried manually setting the icons (shortcut properties on the PC desktop), and it shows in the properties dialog box, but never applies at the desktop. The .ico files are in publicly shared folders, right where the applications they execute are located. If I put the .ico files on the local computer and manually point to them, they DO display on the desktop correctly. Any ideas?

]]> By: John https://www.prajwaldesai.com/create-desktop-shortcut-using-group-policy/#comment-24363 https://www.prajwaldesai.com/?p=217796#comment-24363 Ok how about this? Can I tell the GPO which browser to open the shortcut in? Is that the “Start In” field?

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