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Windows 10 2 Skills to Quickly Add Notepad Shortcut to Desktop in Windows 10

2 Easy Skills to Add Notepad Shortcut to Desktop in Windows 10/11

By Jennifer | Last Updated

Have you added Notepad shortcut to Windows 10, 11, 8 or Windows 7 desktop? It will be much convenient if it's on the desktop. Here are 2 simple skills to show you how to add Notepad shortcut to your Windows 10 desktop quickly.

  1. Skill 1: Copy Notepad to desktop
  2. Skill 2: Create Notepad shortcut on desktop

add notepad shortcut to desktop

Skill 1: Copy Notepad to desktop

Step 1: Search notepad in the search box on taskbar, right-click Notepad and select Open file location.

search notepad

Step 2: Press Ctrl+C shortcut key to copy the Notepad, then on the desktop press Ctrl+V to paste it.

copy notepad

Skill 2: Create Notepad shortcut on desktop

Step 1: Right-click blank area on the desktop, expand New in the menu and tap Shortcut in the options.

create shortcut

Step 2: As the Create Shortcut window appears, type notepad in the empty box and hit Next.

type notepad file location

Step 3: Choose Finish to create the shortcut named notepad.

finish creating notepad shortcut

That's all for adding Notepad shortcut to desktop, now you can use the Notepad on your Windows 10 desktop conveniently.

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