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.

In this article, we will show you how to create desktop shortcuts to access your apps directly from your desktop on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7.

In Windows 8.1, there is even a Start Menu, though it doesn't work quite the same. To pin an app to the taskbar, open the program, then right-click (or tap and hold for a second) the icon on the ...

1. After booting Windows 8.1 (here’s how to get the preview if you don’t already have it), click the Desktop tile to enter Desktop mode. 2.