How to create a shortcut for games from the microsoft store

King K 6 Reputation points
2021-01-03T21:46:37.327+00:00

I'm trying to make a shortcut for minecraft so that my PC can detect it, I use alienware and it wont detect the game so that I can assign a power option and color to it. Is there a way to make a desktop shortcut for minecraft and other microsoft store games? Or is buying the java edition the only way.

Windows 10
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  1. Jenny Yan-MSFT 9,336 Reputation points
    2021-01-04T07:44:53.613+00:00

    Hi,
    For computer or laptop that is running windows 10 operating system, users could create desktop short of windows store app with following steps.

    Take app "remote desktop" as example:

    1. Search and install remote desktop with orange icon.
    2. Press the Win + R keys together on your keyboard to open the Run dialog and type shell:AppsFolder in the run box.
    3. Navigate to the application that you would like to create short, right click--->Create a shortcut and you will get warning of creating desktop shortcut instead.
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    Or you could simply drag it from the start menu.
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    If the common methods did not work for Minecraft, you could seek assistance from Minecraft support:
    https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us

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    Hope this helps and please help to accept as Answer if the response is useful.

    Thanks,
    Jenny

    7 people found this answer helpful.

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