Output lnk targets from folder of shortcuts ?

[kennysarmy]

Is it possible from a folder of windows programme shortcuts to create a CSV of all the associated targets?

[dayzd]

You can do it with a little bit of Powershell. Just change the paths below for where your shortcuts are (line 2) and where you want to save your CSV (last line):

 

$shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\*.lnk" | ForEach-Object {
   $shortcutData = [PSCustomObject]@{
       shortcut = $_.FullName
       target = $shell.CreateShortcut($_.FullName).TargetPath
       args = $shell.CreateShortcut($_.FullName).Arguments
   }
   $shortcutData
} | Export-CSV -Path "C:\Users\username\Desktop\Shortcuts.csv" -NoTypeInformation

[kennysarmy]

I'll give it a try - cheers.

[RDakin]

Very helpful! Thankyou