If you have been using Microsoft Edge as your primary browser on Windows 10 PC, you probably are looking for a way to quickly launch the browser. One way to launch Edge quickly is to pin Edge shortcut to the taskbar.
But if the taskbar is already crowded with icons of other programs, you can create Edge browser shortcut on the desktop so that you can quickly launch with either using mouse or keyboard shortcut.
The following are the ways to create the Edge browser shortcut on the desktop in Windows 10.
Method 1 of 3
Create Chromium-Edge shortcut on Windows 10 desktop
Step 1: Type Edge in the Start/taskbar search field to see the Edge in search results.
Step 2: Right-click on the Microsoft Edge entry and then click Open file location option.
Step 3: Finally, right-click on the Edge shortcut, click Send to and then select Desktop (create shortcut) to create the Chromium-based Edge shortcut on the Windows 10 desktop.
Method 2 of 3
Create legacy Edge shortcut on Windows 10 desktop
Step 1: Open Start menu, click All apps and then navigate to Microsoft Edge.
Step 2: Drag and drop Microsoft Edge entry from the search results on to the desktop to create Edge browser shortcut on the desktop. As simple as that! You can use this method to create an app shortcut on desktop in Windows 10.
Method 2 of 2
Step 1: Right-click on the desktop, click New and then click Shortcut to launch Create Shortcut wizard.
Step 2: Under Type the location of the item field, copy and paste the following path.
%windir%\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe
Click the Next button.
Step 3: Enter the name as Microsoft Edge or anything else that you would like to call the shortcut. Click the Finish button to create a new shortcut called Microsoft Edge on desktop.
As you can see in the picture above, the newly created Edge shortcut on the desktop automatically uses the Edge browser’s icon.
Method 3 of 3
Create a keyboard shortcut to open Edge browser
If you want to create a keyboard shortcut to open the Edge browser, follow the directions given below.
Step 1: Create the Edge browser shortcut on the desktop by following the instructions mentioned above.
Step 2: Right-click on the Edge browser shortcut on the desktop, and then click Properties.
Step 3: Under the Shortcut tab, select the Shortcut key field, and then simultaneously press keys that you would like to use to launch Microsoft Edge. Click Apply to set the shortcut.
Note that Windows automatically prefixes Ctrl + Alt to the shortcut. So it’s a good idea to press E key on the keyboard so that you can use Ctrl + Alt + E to open the Edge browser.
