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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:49 pm 
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The Send to "Desktop" is missing when trying to add a program shortcut to the desktop. (Win 8 with Classic Shell). I have tried almost every tip found during a google search but none worked. When I type "shell:sendto" in the run menu, Desktop (create shortcut) is on the list but "Desktop" is not on the list when trying to make a desktop shortcut for a program. I'm ready to pull my hair out - this should be easy to solve but I'm lost.

Any help would be appreciated


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:55 pm 
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It is supposed to be there. You may have deleted it.
I would suggest to log in as another user (create a new user if you have to), then copy the shortcut from his Send To folder into yours.


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:40 pm 
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Send to Desktop does not exist as a default shortcut in Windows. There's only "Desktop (create shortcut)". But you can simply create a shortcut to "%userprofile%\Desktop" and copy it to your Send To folder.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:42 am 
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Yes, I know. Under the "Send to" menu - Desktop was missing in action. I performed a system restore to an earlier time and the problem is now fixed. I still can not explain why it disappeared and why I couldn't restore it manually. I tried every tip found using google but none worked. I then blamed Classic Shell which turned out not to be the cause.






GauravK wrote:
Send to Desktop does not exist as a default shortcut in Windows. There's only "Desktop (create shortcut)". But you can simply create a shortcut to "%userprofile%\Desktop" and copy it to your Send To folder.


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