Simple tip for today is how to add icons to the Desktop. It seems a lot of people I encounter are unaware of how to do this, so it was worth posting.
Put icons on your desktop to ease access to programs, folders, and files that you frequently access.
If the current shortcut is on your Start Menu:
Open up the Start Menu, Programs folder and find the shortcut you want. Hold down right-click and drag it to your Desktop. A little menu will pop up. Choose ‘Copy Here’.
If the shortcut isn’t on your Start Menu:
Right-click on the Desktop and go to New -> Shortcut. This will launch a wizard. Browse to find the .exe file you want (try looking under C:Program files{program name}), name the shortcut, and follow any other on-screen instructions.