How To Create A Website Shortcut On Desktop Microsoft Edge

Learn how to create a shortcut link and add to the home screen using the Edge browser on the computer. The shortcut will be placed on the desktop home screen.

When we install any software or program on our machine, it typically ends up creating a shortcut link to the program. The shortcut link will eliminate the process to search the programs executable file within our machine, hence with a single click you can just launch the program at ease.

Similarly, you can also create shortcut links to the frequently visited website or your online program that your business relies on and add it to the home screen or desktop. When you open the shortcut with a double-click, it will automatically launch the Microsoft Edge program app and also load the website page that you've created as a shortcut.

While I type on my blog right now, a thought crosses my mind. What if I had access to WordPress from my homepage? imagine the time and effort that it can save. Well, I have to type and search through history to launch the website I frequently work on. The process is tedious and irritating. Hence, I decided to find a solution. the only solution was, edge create a desktop shortcut!

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You can move your shortcut link from desktop to any folder or even delete it without touching the edge browser settings. It's easy to create and even simpler to manage.

How to Create a Shortcut and Add to Desktop on Edge?

Creating a shortcut can make things very convenient for you since it will save a lot of time and energy that is wasted in searching for your desired website.

Here are the quick steps to create a Microsoft edge desktop shortcut:

Launch the Microsoft Edge browser on Computer.
Open the website that you want to send to your other devices.
Click on menu for options.
Hover on the More Tools option from the list.
Click on the Pin to Finder command option.
Customize the link title if required in the popup dialog box.
Hit on the Pin command button.
A shortcut link will be created in the Edge Apps folder, simply drag and drop the link on the desktop folder.

Microsoft Edge Pin to Finder Shortcut link on Mac Computer

This will create a shortcut link and place it on the desktop screen with a hyperlink. When you double-click the shortcut, it will automatically open the website link on the Edge browser.

A similar create shortcut link will be available in the Windows OS machine as well.

Bottom Line: Microsoft Edge Desktop Shortcut

The Microsoft edge desktop shortcut is a fantastic feature that lets you place your frequently visited website on the home screen for easy access. You will not waste your time searching for your desired websites now.

It helped me a lot since I could access my blogging website in just a click now. The time that I spent searching and typing while I found my website can now be utilized in writing more blogs. I can not be more thankful for the edge shortcut on the desktop.

Similarly, we can also add the shortcut link from Edge Android on the home screen. One tap on this home screen link will load the site directly on the Edge browser.

I hope you find the Microsoft edge desktop shortcut feature helpful and it makes your work easier! You can create a shortcut link to any site that you frequently visit.

Lastly, here are the recommended web browsers for your computer and mobile phone that you should give a try.

Windows	MacOS	iOS	Android	Linux
Chrome Windows	Chrome Mac	Chrome iOS	Chrome Android	Firefox Linux
Firefox Windows	Safari Mac	Safari iOS	Edge Android	Chrome Linux
Edge Windows	Firefox Mac	Edge iOS	Samsung Internet	Edge Linux

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