How to Create a "Favorites" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Information
This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Favorites shortcut that opens directly to Favorites in the navigation pane of explorer in Windows 7 and Windows 8.
EXAMPLE: Favorites
OPTION ONE
To Download a "Favorites" Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the
Favorites.zip file.
2. Save the
.zip file to your
desktop.
3. Open the
.zip file, and
extract (drag and drop) the
Favorites shortcut to your desktop.
4. Unblock the
Favorites shortcut.
5. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6. In
Windows 8 and 8.1, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Favorites" Shortcut
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click/tap on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}
3. Type
Favorites for the name, and click/tap on the
Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
4. Right click or press and hold on the new
Favorites shortcut, and click/tap on
Properties.
5. Click/tap on the
Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the
Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below, and press
Enter. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\system32\imageres.dll
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on
OK. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. Click/tap on
OK. (See screenshot below)
9. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
10. In
Windows 8 and 8.1, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn