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  1. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10


    How to: Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10

    How to Create a Check for updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]
    Information The Microsoft Store app in Windows 10 offers various apps, games, music, movies & TV, and books that users can browse through, purchase, or get for free to download and install for their Microsoft account in Windows 10 PCs and devices.

    This tutorial will show you how to download or create a shortcut that will open the Store directly to check for updates for your account in Windows 10.


    CONTENTS:
    • Option One: To Download a Store - Check for updates Shortcut
    • Option Two: To Manually Create a Store - Check for updates Shortcut


    EXAMPLE: Check for updates in Store

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]






    OPTION ONE [/i] To Download a "Store - Check for updates" Shortcut
    1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .zip file below.
    Store-Check_for_updates_shortcut.zip

    Download
    2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

    3. Unblock the .zip file.

    4. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the shortcut to your desktop.

    5. If you like, go to step 4 in OPTION TWO below to download and use a custom icon for this shortcut.

    6. If you like, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.

    7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.







    OPTION TWO [/i] To Manually Create a "Store - Check for updates" Shortcut
    1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.

    2. Copy and paste either location below into the location area, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)
    *Arrow explorer ms-windows-store:updates

    OR

    *Arrow %windir%\System32\cmd.exe /c start "" "ms-windows-store:updates" && exit


    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    3. Type Store - Check for updates for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: You could name this shortcut anything you would like though.

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    4. Click/tap on the Download button below to download a custom Store.ico file to use for this shortcut. Unblock the .ico file, then move it to where you would like to keep it saved at.
    Download
    5. Right click or press and hold on the new Store - Check for updates shortcut, and click/tap on Properties.

    6. Click/tap on the Shortcut tab, and click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    7. Click/tap on the Browse button, navigate to and select the Store.ico file from step 4 above, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    8. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below step 6)

    9. If you like, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.


    That's it,
    Shawn


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    Brink, Jun 5, 2016
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  2. FRICK
    Frick Win User

    Windows 10 commands/shortcuts/env. var.

    Keyboard shortcuts to open programs:

    Create a shortcut on the desktop to whatever program you want. Right click -> Properties and fill in the field there. Sadly the shortcut needs to remain on the desktop, but you can hide it.

    Fun fact: If you had keyboard shortcuts for programs pinned to your Windows 7 start menu, those shortcuts still work when you update to Windows 10.
     
    Frick, Oct 26, 2019
    #2
  3. CLIFF S
    Cliff S Win User
    Check for Updates - Desktop Shortcut


    I've done it!!!
    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    I have created a Desktop shortcut that brings you straight to the "Check for updates" button in Windows Update, in the Settings app.
    When you click/double click this shortcut, it will open Windows Update and all you need to do is hit the Return/Execute key.


    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    Check for Updates Shortcut and Icon.zip

    1. Download the shortcut pack.
    2. Unblock in properties(right click).
    3. Extract the contents.
    4. Place the shortcut on your desktop.
    5. Place the icon, somewhere where you will never move it(I have a folder extra for custom icons in my Users folder), but NOT on the desktop!
    6. Open up the shortcuts properties and click change icon.
    7. Browse to where you stored your Icon, and apply it.

    What the icon looks like:

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    *Redface
    Windows Update Shortcut - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
     
    Cliff S, Oct 26, 2019
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  4. TRY3
    Try3 Win User

    Create Check for Updates in Store Shortcut in Windows 10

    Windows Update Shortcut on Desktop

    Also covered in Create Check for updates shortcut - TenForumsTutorials

    The only material differences are that the TenForumsTutorial assigns a more commonly-used icon for the WU shortcut & its shortcut initiates the check for WU without any further user action.

    If you are interested in setting up other Windows 10 shortcuts then you can look at these tutorials -

    Settings Pages List of URI Shortcuts - TenForumsTutorials
    Rundll32 Commands - TenForumsTutorials
    Shell Commands - TenForumsTutorials
    Windows 10 CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts - TenForumsTutorials
    Commands to Open Microsoft Store Apps - TenForumsTutorials

    Denis
     
    Try3, Oct 26, 2019
    #4
  5. DRONE
    Drone Win User
    Windows 10 commands/shortcuts/env. var.

    Humongous update. Added lots of commands (Control and System Properties) to the OP (in green and blue).
    Double/triple checked them all in Anniversary and Creators Update, everything works.
     
    Drone, Oct 26, 2019
    #5
  6. DEEPIKA GOWDA
    Deepika Gowda Win User
    Unable to create shortcuts in Windows 10

    Hi Terry,

    Provide us with additional information to assist you further:

    • Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?
    • Does this issue confined to create a shortcut for any specific application?

    As a workaround, I suggest you to try creating shortcuts in Safe mode with networking and check if it helps.

    Refer: Start your PC in safe mode in Windows 10


    Follow the below steps to place the computer in normal mode.


    • Press Windows + R keys to open
      Run command.

    • Type msconfig
      and press Enter.

    • In the System Configuration
      window, click on General tab.

    • Select Start-up selection
      as Normal startup, click on Apply and
      Ok      .

    • Follow onscreen instructions.

    Reply to the post with the required information and brief description about this issue for further assistance.

    Thank you.
     
    Deepika Gowda, Oct 26, 2019
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