To create a shortcut in Windows 10, just right-click a file, program, or folder, and select one of two options. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

This post shows how to change desktop icons, taskbar icons, folder icons, file icons, shortcut icons, Drive icons, etc. on your Windows 11/10 computer easily.

Functioning similar to shortcuts in Windows (or aliases on a Mac), these shortcuts will serve as pointers to a file stored in another location within the same drive or another separate shared drive.