{"id":6,"date":"2006-06-13T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2006-06-13T06:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/create-an-internet-shortcut-using-batch-file\/"},"modified":"2019-06-24T17:49:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T17:49:47","slug":"create-an-internet-shortcut-using-batch-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/create-an-internet-shortcut-using-batch-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Create an Internet Shortcut Using Batch File"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 Is there a way to create a batch file which would put a desktop icon onto the desktop which invokes an HTML page in a web browser and change the associated icon for that particular desktop item, all in one batch file? Thanks<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> Yes. This is possible. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

echo [InternetShortcut] >\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\localpage.url\"\r\necho URL=C:\\myfile.htm >>\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\localpage.url\"\r\necho IconFile=C:\\icons\\favicon.ico >>\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\localpage.url\"\r\necho IconIndex=0 >>\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\localpage.url\"<\/pre>\n
echo [InternetShortcut] >\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\google.url\"\r\necho URL=http:\/\/www.google.com\/ >>\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\google.url\"\r\necho IconFile=e:\\icons\\google.ico\u00a0\u00a0>>\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\google.url\"\r\necho IconIndex=0 >>\"%userprofile%\\desktop\\google.url\"<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Q:\u00a0 Is there a way to create a batch file which would put a desktop icon onto the desktop which invokes an HTML page in a web browser and change the associated icon for that particular desktop item, all in one batch file? Thanks A: Yes. This is possible. 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