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Josh_Carpenter
Brass Contributor
Jun 15, 2020

URL Shortcuts not working in Edge

Good evening

 

When we used IE11 we use to have shortcuts on all workstations to a specific webpage, this was created by dragging the url from the addressbar to the desktop to create a .website file

 

This functionality doesnt seem to work in Edge even after setting Edge as the default app for .website files. I tried instead to create a standard shortcut / .url file however whenever I click on the shortcut I receive this instead of the desired webpage:

 

Edge is set as the default application for .url files. What is the proper way to create a shortcut to a webpage with the webpage icon in Edge.

 

Thanks.

.url
.website
edge
Shortcut

6 Replies

  • joshhuggins's avatar
    joshhuggins
    Brass Contributor
    Aug 31, 2020

    Josh_Carpenter I am having the same issue after I used Windows Settings, Default Apps to set Edge as the default browser after using Firefox as the default previously. Mine look like

     

    [InternetShortcut]
URL=https://www.howtogeek.com

     

     

    EDIT: Actually I just figured it out. I went into the Settings, Default Apps, then used the link at the bottom for Choose default apps by file type. Scrolled down to URL and set it to 'Internet Browser' with the house icon instead of Edge, and then went back to the Settings, Default Apps and set Edge as the Web browser again and URLs started to open correctly with Edge.

    • mchalapetr's avatar
      mchalapetr
      Copper Contributor
      Jan 14, 2021

      joshhuggins 

      We experience the same problem and your workaround is probably the best solution yet...

       

      EDIT:

      I just discovered that this fix doesn't work after restart. Sadly it must be reset every time after restart. Maybe some script could do that after power up.

      • Kelly_Y's avatar
        Kelly_Y
        Icon for Microsoft rankMicrosoft
        Jan 19, 2021

        mchalapetr Josh_Carpenter joshhuggins Hi Everyone!  It looks like you are having an issue creating desktop shortcuts for Microsoft Edge.  

         

        You should be able to create a shortcut on the desktop by clicking on the icon next to the URL in the address bar (usually a lock icon) and dragging it onto the desktop.  I was able to create a new shortcut on my desktop to this discussion thread. 

         
         

        Another option is to right click on your desktop -> New -> Shortcut and fill out the information in the pop up window.  

         

        If you are still having an issue, would you be able to share your OS version and MS Edge version?  Thanks! 

         

        -Kelly

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