One of the issues that the majority of Windows users will experience after some time of using the operating system is that of broken shortcuts. The best case when uninstalling programs is that the uninstallation routine removes the shortcuts and program folders. Sometimes that is not the case so that shortcuts pointing to directories that [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Broken Shortcut Fixer, Fix Invalid Shortcuts
Program shortcuts are handy as they allow the user to start an application from a different location than the program directory. The Windows start menu for instance uses shortcuts to give the user that option. Another popular location for program shortcuts is the computer desktop. Shortcuts are not dynamic which means that once they are [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Fix Windows 7 Desktop Shortcuts Disappearing
If you run Windows 7 you might have noticed that desktop shortcuts disappear with no apparent reason whatsoever. Turns out that System Maintenance is responsible for that. It runs as a weekly maintenance service that affects desktop shortcuts in two ways. It will first remove desktop shortcuts that have not been used for at least [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Remove Broken Shortcuts From The Windows Start Menu
The Windows Start Menu seems to grow in size over time. Even users who regularly uninstall software programs the proper way will notice that they end up with a massive list of folders and shortcuts in the start menu. Keeping an overview over working and broken shortcuts can be quite time consuming which is why [...]