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How to make minecraft launcher desktop shortcut

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Matthew Cannon

Updated on March 30, 2026

How to make minecraft launcher desktop shortcut

In this video I’m showing how to make a desktop shortcut for the new (2021)Minecraft launcher, because for some reason you can’t do that in Microsoft Store.

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hey its something realted to gaming just did it

OHHH, now I get it! I need to save the launcher instead of running it. I couldn’t rename it, Syfaro. The facts that the command you posted wasn’t recognized and the shift+right click menu says “Open command window here” instead of “Open folder command line” leads me to believe that you may be using a different version of Windows (or something) than I do.

I’ve however found how you can do it: press [Windows key] + R in the box copy-paste ” shell:AppsFolder ” (without quotes) and hit Enter/OK find “Minecraft Launcher”, right click on it and choose “Create Shortcut” Windows will ask you to create that shotcut on desktop. Press OK The Minecraft Launcher …

find “Minecraft Launcher”, right click on it and choose “Create Shortcut” Windows will ask you to create that shotcut on desktop. Press OK. The Minecraft Launcher shortcut should be now on the desktop! How do I create a shortcut for games in Windows 10? Click Start, and then click Computer. Double-click Drive C. Open the Program files folder.

Description. You can’t create a desktop shortcut for the new Minecraft Microsoft Launcher. You can only ping it in the Task Bar. Also, searching for the folder where is it to create it from there doesn’t work beacuse that folder is protected.

How can I make a Desktop shortcut for the Minecraft Launcher for Windows? Open the Xbox App for PC. On the right hand side, you will see icons for the titles you own. Right click on the Launcher icon and select ‘Create desktop shortcut’. If you are unable to create the Desktop shortcut from the Xbox App for PC, you can follow these steps: 1.

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.

How to create a Minecraft launcher for Windows 10?

On the right hand side, you will see icons for the titles you own. Right click on the Launcher icon and select ‘Create desktop shortcut’. 1. Press Windows key + r 2. Type shell:AppsFolder and hit enter 3. Find the new Minecraft Launcher for Windows 4. Right click on it and select ‘Create shortcut’

How do I create a shortcut to launch an app?

Type in the name of the app. Finally, fill in the meta information of the app being launched by the shortcut. If you are on Xfce desktop, right-click on the desktop background, and then select Create Launcher menu. Then fill out the details of the shortcut.

How do I create an application launcher in Linux Mint?

Then fill out the details of the shortcut. If you are on Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop, you can create an application launcher by right-clicking on the desktop background, and selecting Create Launcher menu. On LXDE desktop, simply right click on the desktop background, and choose Create New Shortcut.

How to create a desktop shortcut in Linux Mint mint?

If you are on Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop, you can create an application launcher by right-clicking on the desktop background, and selecting Create Launcher menu. Create a Desktop Shortcut on LXDE Desktop On LXDE desktop, simply right click on the desktop background, and choose Create New Shortcut.