Microsoft Edge Desktop Shortcut

To create a shortcut for Microsoft Edge manually, just follow the instructions:

Right click on any blank area of your desktop, navigate to “New” < “Shortcut” and then a new window will open.

In the field next to “Browse”, enter the value:

%windir%\ explorer.exe shell:Appsfolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge

Then click on “Next”.

 

In the next window, enter the name for the shortcut Microsoft Edge. Then click on “Finish”.

The shortcut will be created and will launch Microsoft Edge.

Icon looks change

The icon will look like a folder. To change it, right-click on the shortcut and select “Properties” and then click “Change Icon.”

In the “Search for icons in this file”, enter the value of the following line:

%windir%\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ MicrosoftEdge.exe

Then press Enter. As a result, you can see the original Microsoft Edge icon for the shortcut.