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AB21805
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Aug 31, 2021
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Creating desktop shortcuts

Hi all,    How to I create desktop shortcuts via intune? Which go to specific sites?    Any ideas? 
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Rudy_Ooms_MVP
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Sep 06, 2021
So far As I see now.. the last " after iconindex=0

Add-Content $path "IconIndex=0"
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AB21805
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Sep 07, 2021
Hi so after trying to run the script on the machine manually it works! But when I try deploying via intune it fails! How do I get it to succeed via intune? Any ideas?
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    Rudy_Ooms_MVP
    MVP
    Sep 07, 2021

    Thats odd... I will try to see what happens at my side ... can you post a screenshot of the powershell script settings ? (user/system / 64 bits etc)

     

    UPDATE: The first run in a sandbox worked like expected... waiting for it to be deployed to my test device/testtenant

     

    UPDATE: Also copy paste my script above into a ps1, uploading it to intune

     

    And after syncing the device the shortcut popped up

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      AB21805
      Bronze Contributor
      Sep 08, 2021

      Rudy_Ooms_MVP 

       

      Hi 

       

      So after doing this script manually it fails: 

       

      $null = $WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
      $path = "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\youtube.url"
      $targetpath = "https://www.youtube.com"
      $iconlocation = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
      $iconfile = "IconFile=" + $iconlocation
      $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($path)
      $Shortcut.TargetPath = $targetpath
      $Shortcut.Save()

      Add-Content $path "HotKey=0"
      Add-Content $path "$iconfile"
      Add-Content $path "IconIndex=0"
       
      I have done this script and it works manually: 
       

      #Create a wscript.shell object
      $ComObj = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell

      #Use the createshortcut method and assign to a variable
      $ShortCut = $ComObj.CreateShortcut("$Env:USERPROFILE\desktop\youtube.url")

      #Path to URL
      $ShortCut.TargetPath = "http://www.youtube.com"

      $ShortCut.Save()

       

      But even though this works manually running it, it fails when deploying via intune!

       

      I have using these settings: 

       

      The group I have assigned this script to are devices not users

       

       

       

      Any idea why this isnt working for me? 

       

      Please help!

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        Rudy_Ooms_MVP
        MVP
        Sep 08, 2021

        Hi... the first script (my script :P) is working like expected... when I run it manually 

         

         

        But the second script i am noticing the variable :$Env:USERPROFILE\desktop\youtube.url

        That means the script needs to be executed as the user... otherwise it will end up in the system desktop 🙂 

         

        WHen using the first script manually ... do you receive an error ?

        *do you have edge installed inside the program files folder?

        *Can you check out the public desktop... are there any icons on it?  Maybe a gpo with conflicting settings?

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