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    • johnbull44
      johnbull44 last edited by johnbull44

      Right click any space on desktop.
      Click NEW
      Click SHORTCUT
      [img]https://i.imgur.com/g5veDQT.jpg[/img]

      Panel comes up for location -
      Enter - ms-settings:windowsupdate in the location bar.
      Click NEXT
      [img]https://i.imgur.com/XTIR9c2.jpg[/img]

      Panel comes up for shortcut name -
      Enter a name for the shortcut e.g WINDOWS UPDATE.
      Click FINISH.
      [img]https://i.imgur.com/2LDYQwV.jpg[/img]

      The shortcut is now on your desktop.

      To change the icon -
      Right click the shortcut.
      Click PROPERTIES
      Click WEB DOCUMENT
      Click CHANGE ICON.
      Select one from the array that comes up.
      [img]https://i.imgur.com/wkpPVSI.jpg[/img]

      By clicking the desktop shortcut - SETTINGS/WINDOWS UPDATE screen immediately shows.
      Here is my desktop icon -
      [img]https://i.imgur.com/z65fADi.jpg[/img]

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        This forum uses markdown rather than BBcode. I'm sure you can look up the proper way to embed images using markdown.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Not sure what happened there.

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