Right-click file/Send to desktop option gone

[DuLee]

Maybe I'm getting too old to learn new tricks. (I liked Win XP.) Anyway....

Say I create a file and then I want to send a shortcut of that file to the desktop. Up until about a month ago the 'send shortcut to desktop' option was there when I right-clicked the file. Now it's gone. (I can and now do create a shortcut and drag it to the desktop - but that's a pain.)

I don't know what, if anything, I did to cause that option to disappear -- but I want it back! Help appreciated.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello DuLee, welcome to Seven Forums!



Have a look at the tutorial at the link below; be sure to post back to keep us informed.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/45421-send-context-menu-remove-restore-default-items.html

 

[osholt]

Microsoft are trying to make this feature redundant and instead are hoping that you'll pin it to the task bar, however if you Shift+left Click on whatever you want to send to the desktop you'll see the 'Send to' option reappear as a menu and within that 'Desktop (create shortcut)'.

Oli

 

[DuLee]

Thanks

Thanks for the Shift + Left Click tip. :tip: It works and is exactly what I was looking for.