1. Open the Win 10 start menu, click "All Applications" to find the software, then press the left mouse button to drag the software to the desktop, and the prompt "Create a link on the desktop" will be displayed.

2. Release the left mouse button and create a software shortcut on the desktop. Similarly, you can drag and drop any application in the Win 10 start menu to the desktop to create a link, including the Metro application in the Windows Store.

Create a link on the desktop "will generate a small shortcut icon with the word" shortcut "in its name; The shortcut icon generated by "Send to Desktop Shortcut" is large, and the name does not contain the word "shortcut".