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Featured Tutorial | | | How to Create a "Pictures Library" Shortcut in Windows 7
 Information This will show you how to download or create a shortcut that opens directly to the Pictures Library for any user in Windows 7.
EXAMPLE: Pictures Library
 OPTION ONE 
To Download a "Pictures Library" Shortcut
1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Pictures.zip
2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract the Pictures shortcut to the desktop.
4. Right click on the Pictures shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button.
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
5. You can now Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.
6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file on the desktop if you like, or save it to use again.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Pictures Library" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Pictures.library-ms
3. Type Pictures for the name, and click on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though. 
4. Right click on the new shortcut, click on Properties, click on the Shortcut tab, clear the Start in field, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
5. You can now Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn
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