Creating desktop shortcuts

[AB21805]

Hi all, 

How to I create desktop shortcuts via intune? Which go to specific sites? 

Any ideas? 

[#2]

@AB21805 

I've used Powershell scripts to do this in the past. I did a quick bing search and found someones notes on how to do this

https://www.nickydewestelinck.be/2021/03/09/how-to-deploy-custom-url-shortcuts-with-microsoft-intune....

[#3]

@AB21805 

You could take a look at what I did while creating a shortcut to a rdp file on a specific folder. You could skip the rdp part and just change the $targetpath = "c:\program files (x86)\rdp\remoteapp.rdp"

To the website you want

Remote App: The Last Whish - Call4Cloud

Soooo something like this

$null = $WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
$path = "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\call4cloud.url"
$targetpath = "https://www.call4cloud.nl"
$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"

[#4]

@Rudy_Ooms_MVP Thank you! I will give this a try! and close once I give it ago! 

[#5]

Thank you!

[#6]

Hi @Rudy_Ooms_MVP 

Here is my script but it fails! any ideas? I have put the url in for a sharepoint location (Target path)

[#7]

In the screenshot I am missing a " ?

[#8]

Am I missing it at the end? Anywhere else?

[#9]

So far As I see now.. the last " after iconindex=0

Add-Content $path "IconIndex=0"

[#10]

Hi Rudy, still no luck and fails after adding the " where you said? ANy ideas?

[#11]

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?

[#12]

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

[#13]

@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!

[#14]

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?

[#15]

Hi Rudy,

The error disappears to quickly to see what it says! haa All I manage to read is unable to..

I have however notices desktop in public folder is hidden? does this matter? although ther are icons in this folder.

[#16]

Hi,

Can you first open powershell and copy paste the script in it line by line... hopefully you can get the error

[#17]

Hi @Rudy_Ooms_MVP 

I have copied line for line seems like a permissions thing! I am logged in as a admin aswel! Do you know how I can fix this? 

[#18]

@Rudy_Ooms_MVP 

Im wondering if its better to do it the Win32 way ? I just done understand this?

md "c:\program files (x86)\rdp"
copy .\rdp.ico "c:\program files (x86)\rdp\rdp.ico"
copy .\remoteapp.rdp "c:\program files (x86)\rdp\remoteapp.rdp"

[#19]

Hi can you post the "outcome" of the ntfs permission tab from the public desktop folder? it looks like some permissions are missing

[#20]

Do you mean this? If something needs changing can we do this via intune too for this to work? 

@Rudy_Ooms_MVP