Windows 10 shortcut property using COMMENT field

bromberg · 2 Weeks Ago

In Windows 10 Pro 22H2, when I create a shortcut such as this:

Windows 10 shortcut property using COMMENT field-propcom.jpg

its' format often changes (without my request to do so) to this format:

Windows 10 shortcut property using COMMENT field-prop-nocomm.jpg

which is what I do NOT want to happen! As you can see, my first shortcut provides a COMMENT box which allows me to provide useful information for future reference, whereas the second shortcut does not.

What must I do to prevent Windows from changing the shortcut's format so it will retain my COMMENT box? Most of the time this does not happen but if I can do something to prevent this I'd like to know about it.

Thanks,
Dan

pepanee · 2 Weeks Ago

I replicated the shortcut you made to that same app. My shortcut doesn't mess up:

Windows 10 shortcut property using COMMENT field-image.png

• Did you press Apply, then OK, after adding the Comment?
• Try removing the "https://" from the comment.

Here is what I did to replicate yours:
1) Downloaded that podcast-downloader-portable.zip file.
2) Made the folder: C:\Vovsoft\podcast-downloader-portable
3) Extracted all the files there.
4) Right click podcast.exe -> Create shortcut
5) Renamed "podcast.exe - Shortcut" to "Podcast"
6) Right click Podcast -> Properties
7) In comment, I put: https;//vovsoft.com/giveaway/free-podcast-downloader-2024/
8) Apply, OK
9) Move Shortcut to Desktop

dalchina · 2 Weeks Ago

Note the difference in the tabs in the two (first) screenshots of Properties.

I gave this a quick try and saw the same as Pepanee's. I'm wondering why yours differs.