How to create shortcut and send it to Windows' Startup folder in one click?

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Is there a shell extension or some program which lets you do it in one click? How do you get it to automatically create a shortcut (like the premade Send to “Desktop (create shortcut)” version)?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '17 at 18:59

If you want this to work on files as well (not only shortcuts), you can use a script that makes a shortcut instead of just copying the file.

I did this myself with this vbscript:

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set lnk = oShell.CreateShortcut(oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\") & FSO.GetFile(WScript.Arguments(0)).Name & ".lnk")

lnk.TargetPath = WScript.Arguments(0)
lnk.Save

Save it as "Startup (create shortcut).vbs" in the sendto folder.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 19 '11 at 23:32

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You can actually do this with any folder.

Depending on your OS (you did not specify), find the Start Menu and create a shortcut of the Startup folder.

Drop it into the Sendto Folder. Now you can right click any program and use Send To. . .

answered Nov 19 '11 at 23:32

surfasb

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 05 '17 at 09:51

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Open Run Win + R, type shell:sendto
Copy the folder you want the file to send to. In this case the Startup folder locates in shell:startup.

See more: List of shell: commands

answered Jun 05 '17 at 09:51

Ooker

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How to create shortcut and send it to Windows' Startup folder in one click?

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