Create Shortcut (VB, VB.Net, PowerShell)

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Sub Create_ShortCut(ByVal TargetPath As String, ByVal ShortCutPath As String, ByVal ShortCutname As String, Optional ByVal WorkPath As String = "", Optional ByVal Window_Style As Short = 0, Optional ByVal IconNum As Short = 0)
        Dim VbsObj As Object
        VbsObj = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
        Dim MyShortcut As Object

        ShortCutPath = ShortCutPath

        MyShortcut = VbsObj.CreateShortcut(ShortCutPath & "" & ShortCutname & ".lnk")

        MyShortcut.TargetPath = TargetPath

        MyShortcut.WorkingDirectory = WorkPath

        MyShortcut.WindowStyle = Window_Style

        MyShortcut.IconLocation = TargetPath & "," & IconNum

        MyShortcut.Save()
    End Sub
Try
                Call Create_ShortCut("c:windowssystem32explorer.exe", System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) & "", "Windows Explorer", , , )
            Catch ex As Exception
            End Try
# Create a Log Off shortcut
$AppLocation = "C:\Windows\system32\Shutdown.exe"
$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut("$env:Public\Desktop\Log Off.lnk")
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $AppLocation
$Shortcut.Arguments ="-L"
$Shortcut.IconLocation = "%SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,44"
$Shortcut.Description ="Log out of Windows"
$Shortcut.WorkingDirectory ="C:\Windows\System32"
$Shortcut.Save()

# Create PowerShell ISE shortcut
$AppLocation = "%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell_ISE.exe"
$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut("$env:Public\Desktop\PowerShell ISE.lnk")
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $AppLocation
#$Shortcut.Arguments ="-L"
$Shortcut.IconLocation = "$AppLocation,0"
$Shortcut.Description ="Load PowerShell ISE"
$Shortcut.WorkingDirectory ="%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"
$Shortcut.Save()

# Create TaskScheduler shortcut
$AppLocation = "%windir%\system32\taskschd.msc"
$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut("$env:Public\Desktop\Task Scheduler.lnk")
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $AppLocation
$Shortcut.Arguments ="/s"
$Shortcut.IconLocation = "%windir%\system32\miguiresource.dll,1"
$Shortcut.Description ="Load Task Scheduler"
#$Shortcut.WorkingDirectory ="%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"
$Shortcut.Save()
Originally Posted on December 14, 2013
Last Updated on December 10, 2019
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