send to desktop as shortcut missing

Hey driver1275,

Here’s how you can restore the missing item.

To restore the item, follow these steps:

1.     Click Start , type the following path and press Enter :

C:\Users\default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

2.     Copy the file Desktop (create shortcut) from the Default user folder and place a copy in your user profile SendTo folder.

3.     The SendTo folder of your user profile can be accessed by typing shell:sendto in the Start-search box.

That should do the trick.

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Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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what if the entire thing is missing from all profiles on the machine.   'then we cannot just simply copy and paste.

same problem with this July 2017 update. also my brightness cannot be reduced.

The problem with this solution is that even if you manage to create this shortcut, it does not enable you to attach more than one file by right clicking on send to. It will only attach the first file on the top from the multiple files selected.

What I did was that I restored the original MAPIMail link in the folder SendTo from this site:

https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/45421-send-context-menu-remove-restore-default-items.html

and then searched for the term "MAPIMail" in the registry (with regedit.exe) and found that in my case there were two applications linked to it, one was Internet Explorer and the other was Thunderbird. I deleted Internet Explorer and also the folder UserChoice under the same folder (because it also pointed to Internet Explorer). Now it works again (although the MAPIMail link still does not have the Thunderbird icon which indicates that my registry is broken somehow but I don't mind that as long as right click works with multiple files.

Hello,

That suggestion did not work for me. From another source, i found this information. I am asking if this would work and would be safe?

How to Fix: Missing SendTo Context Menu

Step 1: Reinstate Send To Context Menu Registry Entry

The first thing you need to do is to reinstate your registry for the Send To menu. I have verified that the registry entry below is valid on Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8.

To do so:

1. Click Start -> Programs -> Accessories, then click Notepad.
2. Use your mouse to highlight the text below, then right click over top of the highlighted text and select "Copy". This will copy the text into your clipboard:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Send To]

@="{7BA4C740-9E81-11CF-99D3-00AA004AE837}"

1. Now, go to the notepad window and then click Edit -> Paste. This should paste what you just copied in the previous step into Notepad. If it does not, then repeat the previous step.
2. Next, click the File -> Save inside of Notepad, then save the file to your desktop. Name the file "sendtofix.reg" (no quotes). It's important that the filename ends in .REG or the file won't work in the next step.
3. Go to your desktop and look for the "sendtofix.reg" file you just created. Use your mouse to highlight the file (left click), then press Enter on the keyboard. This will execute the file; when prompted, agree to import the registry entry.
4. At this point you will need to reboot the computer. Bookmark this page, save any open documents you may have, then restart the computer.

After the computer restarts, come back to this page using your bookmark, then proceed to the next step.

For Windows Vista, 7 and 8:

1. Click Start, then type in "cmd" (no quotes); wait for CMD.EXE or "Command Prompt" to appear in the list, and then right click over top if it and select "Run as Administrator."
2. A black command prompt window will open. Highlight the text below, then right click over top of it and select "Copy":

mkdir %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo 3. Go to the command prompt window and right click inside of it and select "Paste" from the dialogue menu. The command you copied in the previous step should have output to the command line. If it does not, repeat the previous step and try again. 4. Press Enter on the keyboard to execute the command you paste in the previous step. If you receive an error message stating: "A subdirectory or file C:\Users\yourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo already exists," ignore the error. 5.

Step 3: Populate and Customize the Send To Folder

The next step is to verify and / or populate shortcuts inside the Send To folder.

For example, a very popular (and very useful) Send To shortcut is the Send To -> Desktop shortcut. I'll explain how to add the Send To -> Desktop context menu here, and then you can add whatever other items you may want (such as Notepad, or MS Word, for example).

To do so:

1. In Windows XP, click Start -> Run; in Windows Vista, 7, and 8, click Start.
2. Type in: "shell:sendto" (no quotes) and press Enter on the keyboard.
3. A new window should appear, and you will either see some shortcuts (such as Desktop, Mail Recipient, Documents), or it will be blank. If it is blank, then you will need to add some shortcuts, described in the proceeding steps.
4. To add the "Desktop" to the Send To menu context, you will need to copy the Desktop shortcut to your Send To folder. To do so: click Start -> Run (Windows XP), or click Start (Windows Vista, 7, and 8) and then type in: "%userprofile%" (no quotes) and press Enter on the keyboard. This should bring up a new window that looks similar to: c:\users\yourUserName (where yourUserName is your Windows user name).
5. Inside the list of folders here you should see a shortcut to Desktop. Right click over this shortcut and select Copy from the dialogue menu. Then, navigate to your Send To window (which is either blank or consists of Send To menu items) and click File -> Paste. This should
7. Copy and paste more shortcuts as you see fit into your Send To folder. For example, you might like to place a shortcut to Notepad or MS Word, as these are very useful shortcuts to have.

Once you've finished placing shortcuts into your Send To folder, you should be able to right click on an icon somewhere on the desktop and use the Send To menu dialogue.

Thank you,

Eric White

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