get Notepad icon on desktop

Win 10 22H2. I am currently running Notepad++ so I no longer have the original Notepad icon on desktop or in Toolbar. I can run Notepad if I click on the Window icon and list apps. But I would like to have the icon on my desktop/toolbar. Please advise. Thank You.

You can do this easily with a short VBS script:

Code:

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktop = objShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
Set objShortcut = objShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Notepad.lnk")
objShortcut.TargetPath = "%windir%\system32\notepad.exe"
objShortcut.WorkingDirectory = "%windir%\system32"
objShortcut.WindowStyle = 1
objShortcut.IconLocation = "%windir%\system32\notepad.exe, 0"
objShortcut.Save

Copy/paste the code above into Notepad or Notepad++ and save it as something like Create_Notepad_shortcut_on_desktop.vbs. Note the file extension must be .VBS, not .TXT.

Now, if you double-click on the Create_Notepad_shortcut_on_desktop.vbs file you have just created then it will create a shortcut to Notepad on your desktop.

Hope this helps...

RickC, thanks you so much. Worked perfectly and your instructions were accurate and so easy to follow.

Another way is to go to: C:\Windows folder.
Right click on 'Notepad' and click on 'Create shortcut'
It will ask if you want the shortcut on the Desktop.

davidhelp said:

Another way is to go to: C:\Windows folder.
Right click on 'Notepad' and click on 'Create shortcut'
It will ask if you want the shortcut on the Desktop.

Which, admittedly, is easier and more straightforward than what I suggested.

It just so happened I had the code already from my 'new installs' routine so just substituted 'Notepad' for what I usually use it for.

I can't remember how to submit this thread as 'solved'. Please advise. Thank you