How to create shortcut in startup menu using powershell?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:53:20 Z

Hi,

Can anybody tell me how to create shortcut in startup menu using powershell?

I found some samples about how to do this using VBS but I prefer powershell. :)

Thanks
Leon

How to create shortcut in startup menu using powershell?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:18:06 Z

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?

How to create shortcut in startup menu using powershell?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:04:07 Z

$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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How to create shortcut in startup menu using powershell?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:40:36 Z

I think you can do this with the PSCX extensions package.

How to create shortcut in startup menu using powershell?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:36:22 Z

Hi,

Detailed explanation for Vadims script:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/convert/wshsave.mspx

Thanks.

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