Set-Shortcut

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posted by Tobias

10-18-2010

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Set-Shortcut

function Get-Shortcut { 
    param( 
        $path = $null 
    ) 
     
    $obj = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell 
 
    if ($path -eq $null) { 
        $pathUser = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath('StartMenu') 
        $pathCommon = $obj.SpecialFolders.Item('AllUsersStartMenu') 
        $path = dir $pathUser, $pathCommon -Filter *.lnk -Recurse  
    } 
    $path | ForEach-Object {  
        $link = $obj.CreateShortcut($_.FullName) 
 
        $info = @{} 
        $info.Hotkey = $link.Hotkey 
        $info.TargetPath = $link.TargetPath 
        $info.LinkPath = $link.FullName 
        $info.Arguments = $link.Arguments 
        $info.Target = try {Split-Path $info.TargetPath -Leaf } catch { 'n/a'} 
        $info.Link = try { Split-Path $info.LinkPath -Leaf } catch { 'n/a'} 
        $info.WindowStyle = $link.WindowStyle 
        $info.IconLocation = $link.IconLocation 
 
        New-Object PSObject -Property $info 
    } 
} 
 
function Set-Shortcut { 
    param( 
    [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)] 
    $LinkPath, 
    $Hotkey, 
    $IconLocation, 
    $Arguments, 
    $TargetPath 
    ) 
    begin { 
        $shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell 
    } 
     
    process { 
        $link = $shell.CreateShortcut($LinkPath) 
 
        $PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.GetEnumerator() | 
            Where-Object { $_.key -ne 'LinkPath' } | 
            ForEach-Object { $link.$($_.key) = $_.value } 
        $link.Save() 
    } 
} 
 
# assign F11 hotkey to PowerShell (uncomment line, make sure you have full admin privileges: 
#Get-Shortcut | Where-Object { $_.LinkPath -like '*Windows PowerShell.lnk' } | Set-Shortcut -Hotkey F11 

Filed under: Get-Shortcut, Shortcut, Set-Shortcut, $PSCmdlet

can change shortcut properties like assigning or removing keyboard shortcuts. In this demo, you can assign a new keyboard hotkey to your PowerShell shortcut (for this you need Admin privileges because the shortcut used is a shortcut for all users).