create a url shortcut

Question

Hi all...

I would like to create a one line powershell script to create a URL to go onto a users desktop...

the shortcut is a URL tho... : ms-settings:network-airplanemode

something like this
powershell "$s=(New-Object -COM WScript.Shell).CreateShortcut('%userprofile%\Desktop\Snipping Tool.lnk');$s.WorkingDirectory='C:\Windows\system32';$s.TargetPath='C:\Windows\system32\SnippingTool.exe';$s.Save()"

anyone able to help?

Answer 1

Hi,

You just need to set TargetPath to "ms-settings:network-airplanemode"

powershell "$s=(New-Object -COM WScript.Shell).CreateShortcut('%userprofile%\Desktop\network-airplanemode.lnk');$s.TargetPath='ms-settings:network-airplanemode';$s.Save()"  

Best Regards,
Ian Xue

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Answer 2

Hi,

I wrote stuff up about the structure of the IE bookmarks (.url files) here: https://metabpa.org/projects/psbrowserbookmarks/about_browserbookmarks/

With this knowledge, you shoule be able to compose the file directly, without resorting to system calls.