send to desktop as shortcut missing

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When I right click a file or folder and select "Send To" the option of "Desktop (Create a Shortcut)" is missing. Windows 7 upgrade from Vista

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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.

Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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Anonymous

2016-01-02T10:33:04+00:00

Thanks mglassbob - that worked a charm. I too had the "missing file" already in the specified folder, so it was frustrating trying to find a solution.
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Anonymous

2016-01-04T07:11:08+00:00

This Folder is empty please tell how to add "desktop (create shortcut)".

and how to restore all that settings of send to folder
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Anonymous

2016-01-04T16:46:43+00:00

SOME HOW I GOT ON WINDOWS 7 PROBLEMS PAGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, NEVER HAD A PROBLEM (ANY PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS 7). MY PROBLEM WAS WITH WINDOWS 10.--P.S. I SOLVED BY GOING BACK TO WINDOWS 7 PRO
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Anonymous

2016-02-01T17:52:43+00:00

SAME HERE with windows 10.

the desktop shorcut it in : C:\Users\default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

but still - its dont work .
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