Windows 10: Lost desktop icon shortcuts

I just did a fresh install of Win 10 from Win 7
I saved the desktop shortcuts from C:\Users\myname\Desktop to a stick, i was using Chrome as the default engine.
After i installed Win 10 and copied the desktop folder back under my username the icons and the name of the shortcut shows on my desktop but all the shortcuts are missing. I am talking about shortcuts to the internet not to programs on my computer. When i click on an icon it just goes to me Chrome home page.
Would there be a solution to this ?

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Desktop Shortcut Icons

Hi Mik-Dav,

The desktop shortcut created for a specific website should bear the website's actual logo. With what you've experienced, there could be something wrong with how the shortcut was created.

If you've created the shortcut by selecting Create shortcut, then we suggest that you try the other way, that is by dragging the website icon that appears in the address bar to your desktop. Follow these steps:

• Using Internet Explorer, access a website.
• Once the website opens, you will see its icon in the address bar.
• Click and drag the icon on your desktop.

The website shortcut bearing its actual logo should now be saved on your desktop.

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards.

 

Desktop Shortcut Icons

I tried using Edge that comes with the computer and I can see the logo you are talking about. When I try to drag it to the desktop you can see that I have it but as soon as I drop it the window opens rather than putting the shortcut icon on the desktop.

 

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