Adding shortcuts to windows 8 desktop via gpp

[MattDLEA]

Hi all,

We have some surface pros that I'm installing office on. I need to create shortcuts on the desktops for all users. I have never done this before, normally use ranger but, not going to install Ranger on these machines.

I have moved them all into a OU created a new GP gone to computer config > preferences > shortcuts > new Shortcut.

Action:CREATE ?

NAME:?

Target object?

Loaction:Desktop?

What do I fill in the fields with?

 

thanks

[themightymrp]

Never had much luck doing it with the shortcuts option in GP preferences before. However you can achieve the same using the Files part instead:

 

1) Create the necessary shortcuts on one machine.

2) Copy these to a network share, such as \\domain\netlogon\MSsurface\shortcuts

3) In the GPO go to Computer config --> Preferences --> Windows Settings --> Files --> New file (repeat this for each shortcut)

4) Action = Create. Source file = \\domain\netlogon\MSsurface\shortcuts\Microsoft Word.lnk

 

NOTE - you don't need quotes around anything if there is a space in the path, it still works. Also put the .lnk extension on the end!!

 

5) Destination file = c:\users\public\desktop\Microsoft Word.lnk (the filename must be the same as the source)

 

Just repeat this for each shortcut.

[MattDLEA]

Brilliant @themightymrp

 

Tried the shortcuts how I thought it should work and variations of it but no luck.

Your way worked however

[themightymrp]

Jolly good