How to Create a "RemoteApp and Desktop Connections" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8

   Information
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections (Workspaces Center) is a feature that you can use to access programs and desktops (remote computers and virtual computers) made available to you by your workplace's network administrator. When you're at home, you can access all the programs and computers that you would normally need to be at work to use. With a connection, all of these resources are located in one easy-to-access folder on your computer. Using these resources is almost the same as if they were on your local network or on your computer.

This tutorial will show you how to create or download a RemoteApp and Desktop Connections shortcut that you can use or pin where you like in Windows 7 and Windows 8.


EXAMPLE: RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Shortcut - Create-example.jpg



OPTION ONE

To Download "RemoteApp and Desktop Connections" Shortcut


1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below.
RemoteApp_and_Desktop_Connections.zip
2. Save the .zip file to the desktop.

3. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections shortcut to the desktop.

4. Right click or press and hold on the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections shortcut, and click/tap on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
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.
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Shortcut - Create-unblock.jpg
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, 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 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 "RemoteApp and Desktop Connections" Shortcut


1. Right click or press and hold on a empty area on 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:::{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Shortcut - Create-step1.jpg
3. Type RemoteApp and Desktop Connections for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Shortcut - Create-step2.jpg
4. Right click or press and hold on the new RemoteApp and Desktop Connections shortcut on the Desktop, and click/tap on Properties.

5. Click/tap on the Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Shortcut - Create-step3.jpg
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste in the location below and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\System32\tsworkspace.dll
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Shortcut - Create-step4.jpg
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)
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Shortcut - Create-step5.jpg
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, 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



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