Network (WORKGROUP) Shortcut - Create

How to Create a "Network (WORKGROUP)" Folder Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8​

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This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Network (WORKGROUP) folder shortcut in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.

EXAMPLE: Network (WORKGROUP) folder

OPTION ONE

To Download a "Network (WORKGROUP)" folder Shortcut

1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below.
Network_(WORKGROUP).zip

Download


2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

3. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Network (WORKGROUP shortcut to your desktop.

4. Unblock the extracted Network (WORKGROUP) 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 done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.

OPTION TWO

To Manually Create a "Network (WORKGROUP)" folder 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 field, and click/tap on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe /e,::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

3. Type Network (WORKGROUP) 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 Network (WORKGROUP) shortcut, and click/tap on Properties.

5. Click/tap on the Shortcut tab, and 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

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[WindowsStar]

Fantastic Work! -WS

 

[Brink]

Thank you sir.

 

[justtodownload2]

I believe this is the legacy network folder from Windows XP and below. Is there a registry method of putting it on the desktop?

 

[Brink]

I believe this is the legacy network folder from Windows XP and below. Is there a registry method of putting it on the desktop?

Hello,

You could use the method in the tutorial below to add the usual "Network" desktop shortcut.

Desktop Icons - Add or Remove

 

[justtodownload2]

Not that Network folder, i am asking how you enable the Network (WORKGROUP) on the desktop, with the registry.

 

[Brink]

Not that Network folder, i am asking how you enable the Network (WORKGROUP) on the desktop, with the registry.

I haven't tested this, but you could try this below to add it.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

 

[justtodownload2]

I haven't tested this, but you could try this below to add it.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

Doesn't work . I guess i have to be stuck with my temporary solution:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}]
@="Computers and Devices"
"ControlPanel"="/name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter"
"InfoTip"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
  00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,\
  72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,00,00
"LocalizedString"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,\
  6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,\
  00,5c,00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,\
  6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,00,00
"SortOrderIndex"=dword:00000058

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,69,00,6d,00,\
  61,00,67,00,65,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,\
  00,35,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\shell\open]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\shell\open\command]
@="cmd /c start shell:::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"