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Windows 8 3 Ways to Make Character Map Shortcut in Windows 8/8.1

3 Ways to Make Character Map Shortcut in Windows 8/8.1

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

To make a shortcut for Character Map on Windows 8/8.1 desktop, there are three different methods illustrated in the text for your option.

Video guide on how to make Character Map shortcut on Windows 8 desktop:

Way 1: Create a shortcut named Character Map on the desktop.

Step 1: Right-tap the desktop, open New on the context menu and select Shortcut.

choose shortcut

Step 2: Input the following location of Character Map and tap Next to continue.

%windir%\system32\charmap.exe

input character map

Step 3: Name the shortcut as Character Map and click Finish.

name the shortcut

In the screen shot below, you can see the Character Map shortcut made by means of this method.

character map shortcut made

Way 2: Create a CMD file for Character Map on the desktop.

Tip: The CMD file plays the same role as the app's shortcut.

Step 1: Open Notepad.

Step 2: Type charmap in the Notepad.

type charmap in notepad

Step 3: Name the document as "Character Map.cmd" (without quotes), and tap Save.

name and save file

After the above three steps, the CMD file of Character Map (as shown in the following picture) comes into being.

character map cmd file made

Way 3: Paste the Character Map shortcut to the desktop.

Step 1: Find the Character Map shortcut.

Because the Character Map shortcut is hidden in the computer by default, so you should go to show all hidden files in your PC. After that, you can locate the shortcut according to the guidance below.

Computer/Local Disk (C:)/Program Data/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Windows Accessories/System Tools/Character Map

locate character map shortcut

Step 2: Copy and paste the shortcut to the desktop.

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