Create a PowerShell Shortcut on Windows 11/10 - MiniTool

This article will guide you to create PowerShell shortcuts on Windows 11/10 systems to quickly start PowerShell.

Quickly start PowerShell

In Windows 10/11 system, press Win R , enter powershell in the Run dialog box, and then press Enter to quickly open PowerShell.

Create PowerShell desktop shortcuts

To more conveniently launch PowerShell from your desktop, you can create desktop shortcuts for PowerShell. Here's how to do it:

Method 1: Create PowerShell shortcut from desktop

1. Right-click the blank space on the desktop and select New > Shortcut .
2. In the Create Shortcut window that pops up, enter powershell and click Next . Alternatively, you can enter the full path to PowerShell: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe and click Next .
3. Enter a name for PowerShell shortcuts, such as powershell.exe, Windows PowerShell, etc. Click Finish to create a PowerShell desktop shortcut.
4. After that, you can double-click the PowerShell shortcut on your desktop to quickly launch it.

Method 2: Send Windows PowerShell shortcut to desktop

1. Press Win S , enter powershell , right-click Windows PowerShell , and select Open File Location .
2. Right-click Windows PowerShell and select Send to > Desktop (Create Shortcut) . You will see a shortcut to PowerShell on your desktop. Double-click the shortcut to start PowerShell.

Three other easy ways to start PowerShell

Method 1: Press Win S , enter powershell in Windows Search, and then select the Windows PowerShell application to open it. To run PowerShell as administrator, you can right-click Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.

Method 2: Press Win X and select Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell (Administrator) to start PowerShell.

Method 3: Press Win S , enter powershell, right-click the Windows PowerShell application, and select Pin to Taskbar to add the PowerShell icon to the taskbar. Next time you can click the PowerShell icon on the taskbar to quickly open it.

About PowerShell

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management program developed by Microsoft. It contains a command line shell and related scripting languages. You can open PowerShell and use it to run commands to easily complete various tasks on your computer.

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