Right-click the Google Chrome icon; choose "Send to" and then select "Desktop (Create Shortcut)" to automatically create the desktop shortcut, which conveniently uses the Google Chrome icon.

If you decide you no longer want the Trash icon on your desktop, you can remove it by dragging the Trash folder to the actual Trash icon in the Dock. This will delete the symbolic link and remove ...

Click and drag on a widget to position it on your desktop manually, or click the green + (plus) icon on a widget to have it neatly positioned on the desktop alongside other widgets.

To create a desktop shortcut to a program installed on your Windows PC: Begin by clicking the Windows icon on the bottom left of the screen (or, on default Windows 11, the leftmost icon on the ...

By default, Microsoft doesn't allow users to change the distance between desktop icons on the Windows 11 desktop, but an edit of the Windows Registry will do the trick.

Related: How to share and add Network Printer. How do I put a printer shortcut on my desktop? Adding a printer shortcut on Windows 11/10 desktop is pretty easy.