How to make a desktop shortcut available for all users in Windows 10
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00:00 How To Make A Desktop Shortcut Available For All Users In Windows 10
00:23 Accepted Answer Score 127
00:41 Answer 2 Score 3
01:28 Answer 3 Score 22
02:06 Answer 4 Score 2
02:24 Thank you
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 127
It's the CommonDesktopDirectory special folder and most of the time it's:
C:\Users\Public\Desktop
To find out the directory for your system, run in a PowerShell prompt:
[Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonDesktopDirectory')
ANSWER 2
Score 22
In Windows 10 Login as Administrator (Local Admin).
Go to Control Panel > File Explorer Options > click on the View tab > under Advanced settings: look for hidden files and folders > choose "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" and click "OK".
Go to C drive (C:) > Users > Public > Public Desktop
The "public desktop" folder is normally a hidden folder.
Now you can put your shortcuts in: C:\Users\Public\Desktop
ANSWER 3
Score 3
I don't know if things have changed since the previous post, but...
I just checked my Windows 10 x64 Home (which I just did a clean install a couple of hours ago) and from an elevated ("run as admin") command prompt, was able to copy a shortcut link from
"C:\Users\admin\downloads\"
to
"c:\Users\All users\desktop\"
and it did appear on my desktop! But, oddly enough, I cannot view a directory listing, or do any other type of function (like delete) in the "C:\Users\All users" directory.
Just thought I'd share that, in case there is some other reason/purpose behind it.
ANSWER 4
Score 2
Another simple way instead of doing all this crazy (albeit simple) stuff with command prompt, simply drag and drop from somewhere else to the Public Desktop, and it will automagically prompt for Admin credentials. No need to launch elevated command window and use commands...