microsoft edge shortcut to url

How to: Create a Shortcut To A Website in Edge

1. In the Type the location of the item field, paste the following, replacing facebook.com with the URL that you want the shortcut in your taskbar to open: %windir%\explorer.exe microsoft-edge:https://www.facebook.com. ...
2. Create the shortcut. Right-click on the shortcut and click on Pin to taskbar.
3. Voila! You're done.

1. How do I create a shortcut to a website in Microsoft edge?
2. How do I create a shortcut to a file or URL?
3. How do I make links open in edge?
4. How do I save a URL in Microsoft edge?
5. How do I create a shortcut for Microsoft edge in Windows 10?
6. How do I force a shortcut to open in edge?
7. How do I create a local URL?
8. How do I choose which browser opens a link?
9. Can you force a link to open in Internet Explorer?
10. How do I make a URL Open with a specific browser?

How do I create a shortcut to a website in Microsoft edge?

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1. Open a webpage in Microsoft Edge.
2. Click the three dots at top right corner.
3. Choose Open with Internet Explorer.
4. Right Click and click on create shortcut.
5. The shortcut shall open in Microsoft Edge, if it is your default browser.

How do I create a shortcut to a file or URL?

1) Resize your Web browser so you can see the browser and your desktop in the same screen. 2) Left click the icon located to the left side of the address bar. This is where you see the full URL to the website. 3) Continue to hold down the mouse button and drag the icon to your desktop.

How do I make links open in edge?

If Edge is not your default browser, but you want to open a web page using Edge, right-click on the desktop > New > Shortcut. Here replace www.XYZ.com with the URL of the site or the web page. Click Next, give the shortcut and name, and complete the process.

How do I save a URL in Microsoft edge?

How to save URLs from Microsoft Edge?

1. Open Microsoft Edge and browse any website you would like to save.
2. Click on the Star icon on the right side of the address bar.
3. Click on Reading list, enter a name for the webpage and click on Add.
4. To export Reading list, click on Ellipsis (…).
5. Click on Settings and click on Import or export.

How do I create a shortcut for Microsoft edge in Windows 10?

To Manually Create a Microsoft Edge 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 you want to use into the location area, and click/tap on Next. ( ...
3. Type Microsoft Edge for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (

How do I force a shortcut to open in edge?

Here's How:

1. Right click or press and hold on the desktop (Win+D), click/tap on New, and click/tap on Shortcut.
2. Type the location you want to use below for either Microsoft Edge Stable, Beta, Dev, or Canary depending on if you have a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows installed, and click/tap on Next. (

How do I create a local URL?

Creating a Link to an Existing Local File

1. Highlight the text (or image) that you would like to turn into a link.
2. Click the Create Hyperlink icon (Figure) in the toolbar. ...
3. Select Link to a file.
4. Click Next. ...
5. Select Existing local file, and click Next. ...
6. Enter the appropriate content information (metadata) to check the item into the content server.

How do I choose which browser opens a link?

1. On your computer, click the Start menu .
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click Programs Default Programs. Set your default programs.
4. On the left, select Google Chrome.
5. Click Set this program as default.
6. Click OK.

Can you force a link to open in Internet Explorer?

In the Target field, after the location the shortcut is pointing to, type in the URL of the web site you want to open in IE. Then just hit OK, rename the shortcut to indicate where it's pointing to, and voila—launching the shortcut will automatically open that URL in Internet Explorer.

How do I make a URL Open with a specific browser?

Just create a shortcut to the browsers exe file and then paste the URL in after it. Make sure you have a single space between the browsers exe and the URL. Give it a meaningful name so that it is easily recognized. This will open up the shortcut with different browser ie the one you have specified.