New-Shortcut.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.    This script creates a shortcut to Notepad on the Desktop 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.    This script creates a Wscript.shell item, then creates  
6.    a shortcut on the desktop to Notepad.exe. 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : New-Shortcut.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
11. .LINKS 
12.     This post is a re-implementation of an MSDN Script 
13.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0ea7b5xe%28VS.85%29.aspx 
14.     Posted to Powershell Scripts Blog 
15.         HTTP://Pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.    Left as an exercise for the reader 
18. #> 
19.  
20. # create wscript object 
21. $WshShell = New-Object -com Wscript.Shell 
22.  
23. #Get Desktop location 
24. $Desktop  = $WshShell.SpecialFolders.item("Desktop") 
25.  
26. # create a new shortcut 
27. $ShellLink                  = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($Desktop + "\Shortcut Script.lnk") 
28. $ShellLink.TargetPath       = $WScript.ScriptFullName 
29. $ShellLink.WindowStyle      = 1 
30. $ShellLink.Hotkey           = "CTRL+SHIFT+F" 
31. $ShellLink.IconLocation     = "notepad.exe, 0" 
32. $ShellLink.Description      = "Shortcut Script" 
33. $ShellLink.WorkingDirectory = $Desktop 
34.  
35. #Save the link to the desktop 
36. $ShellLink.Save() 

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