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Windows 10 How to Create A System Configuration Shortcut on Windows 10 Desktop

How to Create A System Configuration Shortcut on Windows 10 Desktop

By Jennifer | Last Updated

In System Configuration on your Windows computer, you can boot your computer in safe mode, manage the startup programs and so forth. Thus, it will be greatly convenient for you to create a shortcut for System Configuration on the desktop if you need to access it frequently. Now, learn how to make a CMD file to serve as the shortcut on Windows 10 desktop in this article.

Video guide on how to create a System Configuration shortcut on Windows 10 desktop:

Steps to create a System Configuration shortcut on Windows 10 desktop:

Step 1: Open Notepad.

Click the bottom-left Start button and tap Notepad in the Start Menu.

click Start button and choose notepad

Step 2: Input the exe file name of System Configuration.

Type msconfig.exe in the Notepad.

input Exe file name of system configuration

Step 3: Name the document as CMD file and save it to the desktop.

This step can be further divided into the following two procedures.

1. Click the top-left File tab, and choose Save As in the menu.

open file and tap save as

2. In the Save As window, select Desktop, enter System Configuration.cmd as file name and tap Save.

name the file and save it to desktop

In seconds, the CMD file called System Configuration shows up on the desktop, playing the role of System Configuration's shortcut.

system configuration cmd file on desktop

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