If you have created multiple partitions on your Windows 11 PC’s internal drive and saved GBs of files across the drives, you probably often open This PC to access drives or partitions.
While you can access This PC from the File Explorer navigation pane, you may want to access it more quickly by creating a shortcut on your desktop.
The following are five easy ways to create the “This PC” shortcut on the Windows 11 desktop.
Method 1 of 4
Create This PC shortcut on Windows 11 desktop via File Explorer
Step 1: Open File Explorer by opening any folder or searching for File Explorer.
Step 2: Once the File Explorer is launched, drag and drop This PC’s entry from the navigation pane (left pane) to the desktop area to immediately create This PC shortcut icon on the Windows 11 desktop.
Method 2 of 4
Create This PC shortcut on the Windows 11 desktop via search
Step 1: Type This PC in the Start menu or taskbar search field to see This PC’s entry in search results.
Step 2: Right-click the This PC entry in the search results and then click Open file location to open the Programs folder in the File Explorer.
Step 3: Here, find the This PC shortcut icon, copy it, and then paste it on the desktop to create the This PC icon on the desktop.
Alternatively, you may right click the This PC shortcut icon, click Show more options, click Send to and then click Desktop (create shortcut) to add This PC icon to Windows 11 desktop.
Method 3 of 4
Use the Settings app to create the This PC shortcut on the desktop in Windows 11
Step 1: Open the Windows 11 Settings app using the search function or the Windows logo + I keyboard shortcut.
Step 2: Go to Personalization > Themes page. Here, in the Related settings section, click the Desktop icon settings link to open the Desktop Icon Settings dialog.
Step 3: Select the Computer checkbox and then click the Apply button to add the This PC shortcut icon to the desktop.
Method 4 of 4
Create This PC shortcut on the desktop using the New Shortcut wizard in Windows 11
Step 1: Perform a right-click on an empty space on the desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut to open the Create Shortcut wizard.
Step 2: Here, in the Type the location of the item field, copy and paste the following path:
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:MyComputerFolder
Click Next.
Step 3: Finally, type This PC in the Type a name for this shortcut field before clicking the Finish button to create a This PC shortcut icon on the Windows 11 desktop.
Our how to pin This PC to Windows 11 taskbar guide might also interest you.
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