Uses:

Adding a shortcut to the desktop is mainly used to provide quick access to websites. Very similar to bookmarking a website in a web browser.

How to:

1. Right-click anywhere on the desktop and select New>Shortcut

2. Paste in the web address you would like to create a shortcut for. In this example, we have used https://www.google.com/. Once happy, click on Next

Note: You can also click on Browse and choose a folder or file as the shortcut too!

3. On the next screen. Name the shortcut and then click on Finish.

4. You should then see a shortcut on the desktop under the name you chose. Clicking this will take you the web address or file/folder you have specified.