How to create a note on the "desktop" Windows 10?

Surely, you have repeatedly found yourself in a situation in which you urgently need to write something down, but you do not have a sheet of paper with a pen at hand, and in this case, you start using the Office 2019 program, or launch the usual Notepad so that to write down the necessary information. But all this is not quite “right”, since for these purposes, a specialized program has long been developed, which is built into the “top ten” by default and does not allow users to even think about: How to create a note on“ Worker Windows 10 desktop?

In order to immediately reduce intrigue to a minimum and put all the dots above “I,” we explain to those who have not guessed... Talk about creating notes on the “Desktop”, we will be based on the use of the Sticky Notes application. This software is very simple and practical in this regard, which makes it several times more stable and safe for everyone who works with it. So, before you start looking for an alternative to the “standard” program, try using Sticky Notes.

How to create a note on the "desktop" Windows 10?

Start by calling the context menu in an empty area of the "Desktop" (right-click to an empty area of the "Desktop") → move the mouse over the context menu to "Create" → an additional context menu opens and To him move the mouse cursor to the "label".

A new window will have an empty field for the information with the name - “Specify the location of objects” → write in the empty area: “C: \ Windows \ explorer.exe shell: AppsFolder \ Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe! App” → using the “Next” button , proceed to the following settings.

In the "Create Shortcut" window, refer to the parameter "Enter the name of the shortcut:" → type in the empty field the name that you want to see displayed on your Desktop. You can use any name and there are practically no restrictions here, the main thing is for you to know that a specific “Label” will be executed when you double-click on it.

Since the name of the “Label” does not play a role, we will give it a name of the same name to the used application - “Sticky Notes”.

In fact, the Sticky Note application with the Shortcut, which was created for it, is already possible to launch and use for its intended purpose, but if you have a desire to highlight the visual appearance of the Shortcut and make it more visible, then in such a case , you should do the following: hover your mouse over the created “Sticky Note” shortcut located on the “Desktop” → open the context menu with a single right-click → go to the “Properties” parameter → move to the “Shortcut” section → use the button "Change icon" for In order to choose a more unique picture, which will be displayed as an application shortcut → at the end of my choice, you will need to use the “OK” button.

If, when choosing a new picture for visual display of a shortcut, you are not satisfied with what Windows 10 is ready to offer, then in this case, use the “Browse” button and it will allow you to use a previously downloaded image from the Internet or a personal image created → to complete your actions, Click on the "OK" button.

Thus, you have the opportunity to create a note on the "Desktop" in Windows 10 just a couple of mouse clicks, the cursor of which will need to be pointed at the shortcut of the "Sticky Notes" application, and then enter information for personal use.

This is a very convenient method of interaction with the "standard" application from Microsoft, because it guarantees not only the safety of the OS, but also constantly evolving and offers the user something new for even more convenient interaction with notes.