OneDrive App Shortcut - Create in Windows 8

How to Create a OneDrive App Shortcut in Windows 8 and 8.1


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Store any file on OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) and it's automatically available or share from any device. With OneDrive for Windows 8, your files in the cloud are just a touch away. You can easily view, upload, and share your files on OneDrive and even access your OneDrive files across Windows 8 apps.

OneDrive is fully integrated in Windows 8.1, and has the OneDrive app included by default.

You would need to install the free OneDrive app from the Windows Store in Windows 8 at the link below.

For more information, see: OneDrive app for Windows in the Windows Store


This tutorial will show you how to create or download a modern OneDrive app shortcut that you can use or pin where you like in Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1.


EXAMPLE: OneDrive app

OneDrive.jpg






OPTION ONE

To Download a OneDrive App Shortcut


1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the ZIP file below.​
OneDrive_Shortcut.zip
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2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the OneDrive shortcut to the desktop.
4. Unblock the OneDrive shortcut.​
5. Go to step 4 in OPTION TWO below to download and use a custom icon for this shortcut.​
6. If you like, you can Pin to Taskbar on desktop, Pin to Start screen, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.​
7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file on the desktop if you like, or save it to use again.






OPTION TWO

To Manually Create a OneDrive App Shortcut


1. Right click or press and hold on a empty area of the desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.​
2. Copy and paste the command below into the location area, and click/tap on the Next button. (see screenshot below)​
Code:
explorer.exe shell:Appsfolder\FileManager_cw5n1h2txyewy!Microsoft.Windows.FileManager
shortcut-1.png

3. Type OneDrive for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)​
NOTE: You can name this shortcut anything you would like though.
shortcut-2.png

4. Click/tap on the Download button below to download a custom OneDrive.ico file to use for this shortcut. Unblock the .ico file, then move it to where you would like to keep it saved at.​
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5. Right click or press and hold on the new OneDrive shortcut, and click/tap on Properties.​
6. Click/tap on the Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)​
shortcut-3.jpg

7. Click/tap on the Browse button, navigate to and select the OneDrive.ico file from step 4, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot above)​
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If you like, you can use the path below to select the icon below instead.

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%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll
Blue_One-Drive.png
You can use any icon that you would like instead though.​


shortcut-4.jpg

8. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below step 6)​
9. If you like, you can Pin to Taskbar on desktop, Pin to Start screen, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.​


That's it,
Shawn


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Awesome string of tutorials Shawn!
The .ico files you included are a huge time saver! :)
 
Yeah, I believe there's about a half second or so longer delay on the app's splash screen from the desktop shortcut versus direct before it loads. Unfortunately, I don't think that it can be helped since it's not opening the app directly. :(
 
I was wondering, shouldn't there already be a OneDrive icon located somewhere without downloading another one? Windows has to be using one from somewhere..

Actually, I found where the icon is located in the system.


Code:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\imageres.dll
 
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Hello Whileboo,

Yeah, you could use that one as well if you like, but it's blue version instead of the actual one used for the OneDrive app. :)
 
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