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3 Ways to Create A Shortcut for Steps Recorder on Desktop

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

Creating a shortcut for Steps Recorder on your computer desktop can greatly save your time and energy to find the app. Now, lean how to create such a shortcut in Windows 8/8.1 computer by means of the following three simple methods.

Video guide on how to create a shortcut for Steps Recorder on Windows 8 desktop:

Way 1: Create a new shortcut named Steps Recorder.

Step 1: Open a new shortcut on the desktop through the right-click menu, as shown in the screen shot below.

open a new shortcut

Step 2: Input the following location of Steps Recorder in the blank box and click Next in the opened window to continue.

%windir%\system32\psr.exe

enter steps recorder location and tap next

Step 3: Name the shortcut as Steps Recorder and choose Finish to confirm creating this shortcut.

name the shortcut and click finish

Way 2: Copy the Steps Recorder shortcut in the Computer folder and paste it to the desktop.

Step 1: Open Computer by Windows Logo Key+E hotkeys.

Step 2: Enter steps recorder in the top-right search box and find Steps Recorder shortcut in the results.

find steps recorder shortcut

Step 3: Copy the shortcut and paste it to the desktop.

Tip: By use of either of the two methods above, the Steps Recorder shortcut highlighted in the following picture will show up.

steps recorder shortcut created

Way 3: Create a CMD file for Steps Recorder.

Step 1: Create a new text document on the desktop via the context menu and open it.

Step 2: Enter psr in the text document.

type psr

Step 3: Open the Save As window through the File tab, name the file as "Steps Recorder.cmd" (without quotes) and tap Save.

name and save the cmd file

With this method, the CMD file of Steps Recorder pointed out in the picture below will appear.

steps recorder cmd file created

Note: If you use the CMD document to open the Steps Recorder, the Command Prompt window will pop up.

command prompt window shown

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