Edge/Chrome Browsers

How to save shortcut on the Desktop/Taskbar but keep the website Icon?
You may got use to saving website favorites directly to your desktop, but since Windows 11 updates and New Browsers, the option seems to have disappeared. There are a few way to go about it... 

 Keep in mind, sharing the shortcut to other computers will likely not work, due to how its created and tied to specific profile, unless they change it in the future. So this would need to be done usually per user and per computer basis. 

 Edge Browser 

 Link to Taskbar 

 

 Go to the website/link you want to save 

 Click on the 3 dots on the top right 

 Go to More Tools 

 Click on Pin to Taskbar 

 Click Yes when it asks for permission

 

 

 Now you should have an Icon at the bottom in your taskbar

 

 

 

 Desktop Shortcut 

 

 Follow steps "Link to Taskbar" 

 Then simply hold the Shift key on your keyboard and then right click on the icon 

 You will get a little menu, press Create Shortcut

 

 

 You may get a message asking to put on desktop instead, press yes

 

 

 Now you should see the Icon on your Desktop

 

 

 

 Google Chrome 

 Desktop Shortcut 

 

 Go to the website/link you want to save 

 Click on the 3 dots on the top right 

 Go to Cast, Save, and Share 

 Go to Create Shortcut

 

 

 It will ask to confirm the name, you may change it then click Create

 

 

 Navigate to your desktop and see the Icon Appear

 

 

 

 Pin to Task Bar 

 Follow the same steps as above "Desktop Shortcut (for Chrome)", but drag the Desktop Icon onto your Taskbar and let go 

   

 Then it should stay on your taskbar