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Brass Contributor

Nov 07, 2019

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Create shortcut on desktop

Is it still possible to add another feature to Edge Chromium? I would love to be able to do like in IE11 where you right click on text in a web page and choose Create a Shortcut and it creates a ...

suggestion

ppnacho
Nov 07, 2019

If you drag from the circle area to the desktop, you create a shortcut to the url. This is what you need?

HotCakeX

MVP

Nov 07, 2019

It's not an app. how can it be an app? Edge insider can't create application from websites.
like I said the name is different but the behavior is the same. the app list is just a simple list that keeps track of your shortcuts, nothing else.

ppnacho

Iron Contributor

Nov 07, 2019

If you drag from the circle area to the desktop, you create a shortcut to the url. This is what you need?

SmlBizAdmin
Brass Contributor
Nov 07, 2019
ppnachoYes that's it!!! Thank you VERY much for your clear and brilliant suggestion!
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Nov 08, 2019
  SmlBizAdmin
  when I do that I only get this, no icon, nothing
  
  Tried it in:
  
  Edge insider Canary Version 80.0.327.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)
  Google Chrome Canary Version 80.0.3962.2 (Official Build) canary (64-bit)
  Google Chrome stable Version 78.0.3904.97 (Official Build) (64-bit)
  - ppnacho
    Iron Contributor
    Nov 08, 2019
    HotCakeX
    
    That is a problem, so I opened this thread:
    
    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Url-shortcut-icon-cache/m-p/993665
    
    Sometimes he puts an icon and sometimes not.
    
    Me with https://pastebin.com/ if that puts an icon
    
    But with https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/bd-p/EdgeInsiderDiscussions does not put an icon.
    
    I will continue investigating ...
    
    thank you very much!!