Public/New-DesktopShortcut.ps1
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Function New-DesktopShortcut { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a Desktop Shortcut in a User's profile .PARAMETER Target [String] The full path of the executable/file to which you are creating a shortcut. .PARAMETER ShortcutPath The path name of the new Shortcut. Must end in .lnk or .url .EXAMPLE New-DesktopShortcut -Target "C:\Program Files(x86)\SuperSoftware\SuperCool.exe" -ShortcutPath = "$env:Public\Desktop\SuperCool.lnk" #> [cmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0)] [String]$Target, [parameter(Mandatory, Position = 1)] [String]$ShortcutPath, [Parameter(Mandatory = $False , Position = 2)] [String]$IconPath ) $Shell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell $DesktopShortcut = $Shell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutPath) $DesktopShortcut.TargetPath = $Target $DesktopShortcut.WorkingDirectory = Split-Path -Path $Target If ($IconPath) { $DesktopShortcut.IconLocation($IconPath, 0) } $DesktopShortcut.Save() } |