Is there a keyboard shortcut to create shortcut in Windows Explorer?
After selecting some files/folders in Explorer, I can right-click them and choose Create shortcut, is there a keyboard shortcut to do so?
5 Answers
Yes
- Mark folders/items you want to create Shortcut to/for
- Press and hold the [Alt] key
- Left klick mouse and Drag the selected folders/items to a "free space" and release Mouse button
- now you have created shortcuts - copy and handle them as you like
To start creating a New Shortcut (where you will have to type or paste the desired file path location) in Windows Explorer, use the following keyboard commands:
1.) ALT + H
2.) W
3.) S
This will use the ALT command with 'H' to go to Windows Explorer > Home, then continuing on by pressing 'W' will select the menu for new items, then continuing on by pressing 'S' will finalize the command by creating a New Shortcut, and opening the dialog window for you to specify the file path location for this New Shortcut in your current folder in Windows Explorer.
0There is a way to do it with just the keyboard. Look at your keyboard, there is a key between the right ctrl and right alt. That is the menu key. When you select a file and press the menu key it works as the right mouse button and shows the option menu. Now you can just press S key to create shortcut.
1I don't know of a direct keyboard shortcut. However, if you hold down ALT while dragging the object to the location you want the shortcut. This will create a short cut instead of moving/copying the file/folder to the new location.
This maybe overkill but it is a useful tool, you can use AutoHotKey
The following will map CTRL+ALT+S to create the shortcut (meaning press those keyboard keys together and it will create your shortcut).
^!s::
Click right
Send s::
returnSo simply choose any file or folder, press CTRL+ALT+S and it will paste the shortcut for you.
