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After selecting some files/folders in Explorer, I can right-click them and choose Create shortcut, is there a keyboard shortcut to do so?

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Yes

  1. Mark folders/items you want to create Shortcut to/for
  2. Press and hold the [Alt] key
  3. Left klick mouse and Drag the selected folders/items to a "free space" and release Mouse button
  4. now you have created shortcuts - copy and handle them as you like
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  • "mouse" isn't a keyboard shortcut
    – phuclv
    Mar 8, 2019 at 2:14
  • Knowing that Windows is just... Windows, I think your answer is pretty useful. Thanks Jun 12, 2020 at 16:25
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To start creating a New Shortcut (where you will have to type or paste the desired file path location) in Windows Explorer, use the following keyboard commands:

1.) ALT + H

2.) W

3.) S

This will use the ALT command with 'H' to go to Windows Explorer > Home, then continuing on by pressing 'W' will select the menu for new items, then continuing on by pressing 'S' will finalize the command by creating a New Shortcut, and opening the dialog window for you to specify the file path location for this New Shortcut in your current folder in Windows Explorer.

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There is a way to do it with just the keyboard. Look at your keyboard, there is a key between the right ctrl and right alt. That is the menu key. When you select a file and press the menu key it works as the right mouse button and shows the option menu. Now you can just press S key to create shortcut.

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  • Not all keyboards are as you describe. I have a laptop where Right Alt and Right Ctrl are adjacent.  My Right Ctrl doubles as the Menu key; I have to press (Fn)+(Right Ctrl). Mar 8, 2019 at 2:40
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I don't know of a direct keyboard shortcut. However, if you hold down ALT while dragging the object to the location you want the shortcut. This will create a short cut instead of moving/copying the file/folder to the new location.

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This maybe overkill but it is a useful tool, you can use AutoHotKey

The following will map CTRL+ALT+S to create the shortcut (meaning press those keyboard keys together and it will create your shortcut).

^!s::
Click right
Send s::
return

So simply choose any file or folder, press CTRL+ALT+S and it will paste the shortcut for you.

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