How to create shortcut in startup menu using powershell?

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• Monday, June 29, 2009 7:18 PMMarco ShawMVP, Moderator

   
  

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  I think these are typically .lnk files.  I don't think PowerShell can easily create these...  Unless you have an existing .lnk file, and you simply want to copy it to a new folder, you may need to refer to the VBS code.
  
  It possibly uses WScript, and you may want to use an interface to WScript for this...
  
  So the important question is...  Do you already have an .lnk file, and just need to copy it? Or do you need something from scratch?
  
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• Monday, June 29, 2009 9:04 PMVadims PodansMVP

   
  

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  $objShell = New-Object -ComObject ("WScript.Shell")
  $objShortCut = $objShell.CreateShortcut($env:USERPROFILE + "Start Menu\Programs\Startup" + "\program.lnk")
  $objShortCut.TargetPath("path to program")
  $objShortCut.Save()

  this will create link from scratch.

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  • Marked As Answer byMarco ShawMVP, ModeratorThursday, July 02, 2009 11:35 AM
  • Proposed As Answer byMarco ShawMVP, ModeratorTuesday, June 30, 2009 1:44 AM
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• Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:40 PMMozillaKilled

   
  

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  I think you can do this with the PSCX  extensions package.
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• Thursday, July 02, 2009 3:36 AMMervyn ZhangMSFT, Moderator

   
  

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  Hi,
  
  Detailed explanation for Vadims script:
  
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/convert/wshsave.mspx
  
  Thanks.
  

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