Windows 10: Need a way to disable the "create new desktop" shortcut

I accidentally pressed some key combination, and all of my app windows disappeared. The only clue that they were running were that there was a brief "minimize" animation. There was no message or notification to indicate that I had created a new desktop, and it took well over 30 minutes to find the solution. Note that I do not want to disable all Windows key shortcuts; just ones that are difficult to recover from. Another thread tells how to disable all of them, and it literally uses a Windows key shortcut in the process of disabling Windows key shortcuts!

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Create Ethernet adapter shortcut on the desktop.

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To create the Ethernet shortcut on your desktop, you can follow the step provided below.



Step: Create Ethernet shortcut on the desktop.

1. Press Windows + R key on your keyboard together.
   
2. Type in ncpa.cpl
   and hit enter.
   
3. You will see all your network adapter.
   
4. Right click on your desired adapter and click on
   Create Shortcut and allow the prompt.
   
5. Or you can drag and drop the network adapter on the desktop that will create a shortcut too.
   
6. You can now right on the shortcut on your desktop and disable and enable internet connection.
   

If you still face the issue, reply to this post with more information.



Hope it helps.

Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Desktop Shortcut Icons

Hi Mik-Dav,

The desktop shortcut created for a specific website should bear the website's actual logo. With what you've experienced, there could be something wrong with how the shortcut was created.

If you've created the shortcut by selecting Create shortcut, then we suggest that you try the other way, that is by dragging the website icon that appears in the address bar to your desktop. Follow these steps:

• Using Internet Explorer, access a website.
• Once the website opens, you will see its icon in the address bar.
• Click and drag the icon on your desktop.

The website shortcut bearing its actual logo should now be saved on your desktop.

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards.

 

Desktop Shortcut Icons

I tried using Edge that comes with the computer and I can see the logo you are talking about. When I try to drag it to the desktop you can see that I have it but as soon as I drop it the window opens rather than putting the shortcut icon on the desktop.